Nutmeg Logs

1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon rum flavoring
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3 cup sifted flour
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream softened butter with the flavorings. Beat in the sugar, then mix in the egg. In a separate bowl, stir the flour, nutmeg, and salt. Mix with the butter/sugar mixture. Shape the resulting dough into snakes about 1/2 inch in diameter, and cut the pieces to 3 inches in length. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 12-15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Frost with rum frosting. Make grooves in the frosting with a fork, and sprinkle ground nutmeg on the logs while the frosting is still moist.


Rum Frosting

1/3 cup soft butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon rum flavoring
2 cup confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons milk

Cream together butter, vanilla, and rum. Stir in sugar and milk and beat until creamy.

Reviews of Nutmeg Logs:

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  BARB  Dec 19, 2007
Would make this again.
I have a copy of my grandmother's cookbook and this recipe is in there - almost word for word! It's dated "Women's Day, Dec. 1960" A family favorite! five stars

  chris in hawaii  Nov 23, 2007
Would make this again.
my grandmother made these every year and I fell in love with them . it doesn't seem like christmas with out them now .
To make them a little fancier I have made them small and round ( about the size of a quarter ) or sandwiched them (frosting in between two small thin ones ) and dipped them in whte chocolate five stars

  EllenLaurie in Dayton OH  Nov 27, 2004
Would make this again.
This has been a traditional Christmas cookie in my family for many years. They freeze well and my brother insists that they are great still frozen. five stars

  A cookie maker for 30 years in Seattle  Dec 18, 2003
Would make this again.
Very pretty, a different look than most round cookies, these were eaten first when brought to a xmas party vying with many other homemade cookies. They also stay fresh longer than most. five stars

  Debi Clark in Galena, Ohio  Dec 14, 2003
Would make this again.
Every year I go to a cookie exchange and every year they ask me to bring these. They're delicious and easy to make. five stars

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