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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 27 |
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Meet the Cook: An older lady at church gave me this recipe. I always include these logs in holiday food gifts to family and friends. My husband (a Southern Pacific engineer) and I celebrated our silver anniversary just last summer. We have two daughters in their 20's. Our home is in a small town set amid some beautiful country - in fact, we can see Mt. Shasta from the dining room window!Kim Jordan, Dunsmuir, California Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
1-1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg |
1 egg |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1/2 to 1 teaspoon rum extract |
3 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
frosting: |
1/4 cup butter, softened |
3 cups confectioners' sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 to 1 teaspoon rum extract |
2 tablespoons half-and-half cream |
ground nutmeg |
Directions:
1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the nutmeg, egg and extracts; mix thoroughly. Stir in flour. If necessary, chill dough for easier handling.
2. On a lightly floured surface, shape dough into 1/2-in.-diameter rolls; cut each into 3-in.-long pieces. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
3. For frosting, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add
4. cups confectionersâ sugar and extracts; mix well. Beat in cream and remaining confectioners' sugar. Frost cookies. With tines of a small fork, make lines down the frosting to simulate bark. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.
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