Eggnog Logs

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 54
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
• 2 tablespoons light cream
• ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. add the nutmeg, egg and extracts; mix thoroughly. stir in flour.
• 2 if necessary, chill dough for easier handling.
• 3 on a lightly floured surface, shape dough into 1/2 inch diameter rolls; cut each into 3 inch long pieces. place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 4 bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. cool on wire rack.
• 5 for frosting, cream butter until light and fluffy. add 2 cups sugar and extracts; mix well. beat in cream and remaining sugar. frost cookies. with times of a small fork, make lines down the frosting to simulate bark. sprinkle with nutmeg.