Nutmeg Cookie Logs

[madhen]

Nutmeg Cookie Logs

Recipe Description

These should come with a warning - SO GOOD THAT EVERYONE WILL DEMAND THEM EVERY YEAR!! (Not to mention, they are really cute, too!) (The first time I made them, I wrote "! Good !" in the margins of the cookbook.)

Preparation Steps:

Put butter out at room temp to soften.

Dough must be chilled briefly (30-45 minutes)

Level of Difficulty:

Medium

Time Needed:

2 hours (+ chilling time)

Ingredients:

Cookie:

3/4 c. sugar
1 c. butter, softened
2 t. vanilla
2 t. rum extract
1 egg
3 c. flour
1 t. nutmeg

Frosting:

2 c. powdered sugar
3 T. butter, softened
3/4 t. rum extract
1/4 t. vanilla extract
2-3 T. half-and-half
nutmeg (garnish)

Serves:

approx 5 dozen cookies

Directions:

In a large bowl, beat sugar, 1 c. butter, 2 t. vanilla, 2 t. rum extract, and egg until light and fluffy. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour and 1 t. nutmeg; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30-45 minutes.

Heat oven to 350F. Divide dough into six pieces (I divide it into six, then divide those into twelve, then divide those into twenty-four, so each ball rolls out to 3 "logs".). On lightly floured surface, shape each piece of dough into a rope, 1/2" in diameter. Cut into 3" lengths. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 12-15 minutes, or until light golden brown. Immediately remove to racks to cool.

In a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients except nutmeg, adding enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency; blend until smooth. Spread on top and sides of each cookie. If desired, mark frosting with tines of a fork to resemble bark. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Allow frosting to set.

(Freezes BEAUTIFULLY!!)

[Momof3girls]

Wow, thanks! These sound delcious and I have never heard of them before!

[madhen]

They are very easy to make. I just made the difficulty level "medium" because the frosting part can be a bit tedious. I just drag the fork in an "S" curve along the top.