Frosted Eggnog Logs

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon rum flavoring
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 beat butter at medium speed of mixer until creamy,gradually add sugar,beating well.
• 2 add egg and flavorings,mixing well.
• 3 combine flour and nutmeg,gradually add to butter mixture,mixing well.
• 4 divide dough into 10 portions.
• 5 roll each portion into a 15 inch long rope,cut eah rope into 5 (3 inch) logs.
• 6 place 2 inchs apart onto ungreesed cookie sheet.
• 7 bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.
• 8 cool on wire racks.
• 9 dip log ends into vanilla frosting and roll in pecans.
• 10 frosting------.
• 11 beat butter at medium speed on mixer until creamy.
• 12 add sugar and milk alternately,beating after each addition.
• 13 add vanilla,beat until smooth and until mixture is spreading consistency.