Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 23 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 14 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon eggnog

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350*.
  • Line a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with foil, grease foil; set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine all dry ingredients except sugar and set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan cook and stir sugar and butter over medium heat until butter is melted.
  • Remove from heat; cool slightly.
  • Stir eggs and vanilla into sugar mixture.
  • Add dry ingredients.
  • Stir in nuts.
  • Evenly spread dough in prepared pan using knife or spatula.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan.
  • Cool in pan on wire rack.
  • Cut in diamond shapes.
  • Drizzle with Eggnog Glaze.
  • May be frozen up to 3 months uniced.
  • For Eggnog Glaze: In a bowl combine powdered sugar, vanilla, and one tablespoon eggnog.
  • Stir in additional eggnog, one teaspoon at a time for decorating consistency.
  • Divide in half and tint with red or green food coloring.
  • Pipe on as desired.