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Nutmeg Cookie Logs
Carol
"These are delicious!"
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Ingredients
servings 434 calsOriginal recipe yields 12 servings (2 dozen)
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Directions
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- Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine and white sugar. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla, egg, and 2 teaspoons rum flavoring. Mix well. Add 3 cups flour and nutmeg.
- Roll in long "logs" 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut into 3 inch strips. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets and bake 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool and frost.
- To Make Frosting: Cream together 3 tablespoons butter and confectioner's sugar. Add 1/ 2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon rum. Stir in milk (may add more to reach desired consistency). Add food coloring and spread over cooled cookies. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles (optional).
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 434 calories; 19.1 g fat; 61.7 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 64 mg cholesterol; 137 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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12/17/2001
These are fantastic, like eggnog in a cookie! My grandmother used to make these with this variation: Don't color the icing. After frosting the cookie, score lengthwise with fork tines, then spr...
1/15/2009
I love nutmeg cookie logs! We have used this recipe for years and also don't color the frosting. We use a star tip to frost & also sprinkle with nutmeg. A holiday favorite
12/30/2004
Would give these cookies 10 stars if I could. Just WONDERFUL! I did use the nutmeg sprinkle on top (like the first reviewer) instead of the food coloring. I had 14 people over for Christmas Eve,...
12/28/2010
PLEASE do not color the icing! This cookie is meant to LOOK like a LOG; thus, score the icing with fork tines and sprinkle with nutmeg. Icing can't be too thin, or you won't accomplish the look ...
12/22/2009
OMG! This cookie is so simple, I didn't even have to make a trip to the store for anything. And WOW! These cookies, with the icing, have the perfect taste for Christmas. I'm taking them for dinn...
3/7/2010
These were great - I had just returned from St Lucia and wanted to make something using the fresh nutmeg I brought back. I used rum (also from St Lucia) instead of rum extract. I rolled them int...
12/22/2011
I love these cookies! I omitted all rum, did not color the icing and sprinkled with nutmeg on top. The icing really makes this cookie.
12/24/2017
Great recipe--made as a gift for a friend as it is his childhood favorite. Made them about an inch and a half instead of recipe's 3 inch length, frosted, sprinkled with fresh nutmeg, then piped ...
12/11/2017
I have made these a few times over the course of 35 years, following a recipe that had the wrong amount of butter. They came out hard as a brick ! I made these with the correct amount of butt...