Nutmeg Logs
Servings
24
cookiesPhoto by
Chaos is Bliss. Used with permission
A buttery rum and nutmeg flavored shortbread log topped with a buttered rum and nutmeg frosting.
Ingredients
- For the cookies:
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon rum flavoring
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
- For the frosting:
1/3 cup butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoon rum flavoring
2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
Directions
- Make the cookies:
- 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. Meanwhite, make frosting.
- Make the frosting:
- Cream together butter, vanilla, and rum. Stir in sugar and milk and beat until creamy. When the cookies are completely cool, frost them. Make grooves in the frosting with a fork, and sprinkle ground nutmeg on the logs while the frosting is still moist.
Notes
- Photo courtesy of Chaos is Bliss, a blog about finding the bliss in the chaos of daily life. Ann-Marie’s recipe for Nutmeg Logs is slightly different from mine (it’s flavored with almond extract instead of rum, and uses a little more nutmeg – otherwise the cookie recipe is identical) and she also has lots of great photos about the process, so you might want to check that out. She also has many other recipes for good food and a fun article on 20 Christmas Treats for Kids.