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Ingredients
- 2/3 cup (10 2/3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg or to taste
- 1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
- 1/21 teaspoon rum extract or to taste
- Nutmeg for garnish
Method
- Beat butter in large bowl of electric mixer until light; beat in sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla and salt; beat well.
- Stir in flour and nutmeg until well mixed.
- Refrigerate dough, covered, 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Have ungreased baking sheets ready.
- Shape dough into 1-inch diameter balls.
- Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
- Press down centers with thumb.
- Bake until barely golden, about 12 minutes.
- Cool on wire racks.
- For filling, beat butter until light.
- Beat in confectioners sugar until fluffy.
- Add rum extract to taste.
- Beat well.
- Fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip with the filling.
- Pipe a star into the center of each cookie.
- Sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Chill until filling firms, 15 minutes.
