Ingredients
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2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
FILLING
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon rum extract
1 -2 teaspoon milk
1 -2 drop yellow food coloring (optional)
Preparation
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In a large bowl, cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt & nutmeg until combined. Cover & chill dough for approximately 1 hour or until firm & easy to handle.
Preheat oven to 350F; lightly grease a cookie sheet.
Whisk egg whites until foamy. Shape dough intol 1\" balls; dip in egg white then roll in walnuts. Place 1\" apart on greased cookie sheet.
With the handle of a wooden spoon, make a 1/2\" indent in the center of each cookie. Bake 10-12 minutes or until center of cookies are set. Remove cookies from sheet & cool thoroughly on wire racks.
For the filling, combine butter, confectioner's sugar, rum extract & enough milk to make a smooth frosting. Add food coloring if desired. Place frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star tip & pipe into indents of each cookie.
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