Nutmeg Cookie Logs
One of Nick's favorites
Equipment
- Cookie sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter, softened
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 1 Egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons Rum extract
- 2½ cups Flour
- 1¼ teaspoons Nutmeg, ground
- 1 dash Salt
Frosting
- ¼ cup Butter, softened
- 3 cups Powdered sugar
- 1½-2 teaspoon Rum extract
- 2-3 tablespoons Milk
- Ground nutmeg for sprinkling
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extract. Combine the flour, nutmeg and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Divide dough into 3 portions. Roll each portion into 3/4-in.-thick logs; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut into 2-in. pieces. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350°, until bottoms are lightly browned, 12-16 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost cookies. Press down with tines of a fork, making lines down frosting to simulate tree bark. Sprinkle with nutmeg.