Rum slices
45 Cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Egg whites | |
| 2 | cups | Confectioners' sugar |
| ½ | pounds | Pecans, ground |
| ½ | pounds | Walnuts, ground |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla or rum |
| 2 | tablespoons | Hot water, milk, or half and half |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Vanilla, lemon or other extracts, or 1 tsp. lemon juice or rum |
| 1 | cup | Confectioners' sugar |
Directions
CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR GLAZE
Beat the egg whites until stiff; beat in the sugar and nuts. Add the vanilla or rum.
Shape into rolls ¾ inch across. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350F. Cut into ½ inch slices and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and while still warm ice with Confectioners' Sugar Glaze flavored with rum.
CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR GLAZE: Stir some of the liquid and all of the flavoring into the sugar, adding more liquid, a few drops at a time, as needed. The icing is of the proper consistency when it coats a spoon.
Yield: 45-60 cookies Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: The New Settlement Cookbook.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@...> on Nov 16, 1999