Nutty Eggnog Bars

Name: Nutty Eggnog Bars
Ingredients: Bars; 2 cups sugar; 2/3 cup butter; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts; Glaze; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; 1 -2 tablespoon eggnog

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

Bars
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 -2 tablespoon eggnog

Directions

1

Line a 13x9 pan with foil, then grease the foil.
2

In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, cook sugar and butter, stirring, until butter is melted. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
3

Stir eggs and vanilla into sugar mixture.
4

Add flour, baking powder, and nutmeg; stir to combine. Stir in nuts.
5

Spread the dough in the prepared pan. Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from the pan.
6

Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars or diamond shapes when cool.
7

In a small bowl combine powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon of eggnog. Add additional eggnog, 1 teaspoon at a time, if necessary to make the glaze a piping consistency. Pipe icing over bars.