Day #6

Holiday Eggnog Bars
 Ok, so the smell that wofts through your house when these are baking is undescribeable! My house smelled so good and it smelled like Christmas!

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
5 egg yolks
1 1/4 cup whipping cream
1 tbsp rum or 1 tsp rum extract
3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with foil, leaving foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan.(handles to help lift out)
In small bowl, mix butter, 1/2 cup of the sugar and the flour. Press to bottom of pan and bake 20 minutes.
Reduce oven temp to 300 degrees. In small bowl, beat egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium-high speed until thick. Gradually beat in whipping cream, rum and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Pour over partially baked crust.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until custard is set and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
Sprinkle top of bars with remaining 1/2 tsp nutmeg. Use foil to lift out of pan. Store covered in refridgerator.