Butterscotch Eggnog Stars

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup eggnog
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup crushed butterscotch candy
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
• yellow sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. add egg and eggnog. combine flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture. divide into three portions and chill overnight.
• 2 on a lightly floured surface, roll out oneportion at a time to 1/4 inch thickness.
• 3 cut with a floured 3 1/2 inch star cutter.
• 4 cut out centers with a 1 1/2 inch star cutter.
• 5 line baking sheets with foil; grease foil.
• 6 place large star cutouts on prepared baking sheets.
• 7 sprinkle 1 tsp candy in center of each.
• 8 repeat with remaining dough; reroll small cutouts if desired.
• 9 bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes or until edges are golden.
• 10 cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes.
• 11 carefully slide foil and cookies from baking sheets onto wire racks to cool.
• 12 for icing, beat confectioners' sugar, rum extract and enough eggnog to achieve drizzling consistency.
• 13 drizzle over cooled cookies if desired. sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.
• 14 let stand until hardened.