Nutmeg Logs – Holiday Bake Along

Holiday Bake Along – Needlework and Quilting!

The joy of creation can result from doing beautiful needlework, creating a lovely quilt or simply baking and cooking delicious treats for your loved ones!

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NUTMEG LOGS

My mother-in-law used to make 17 kinds of Christmas cookies. This tradition has passed into our household, but I only make about 7 or 8, plus some chocolate-dipped pretzels or apricots or something easy like that. I put together big platters of cookies every year and deliver them to my local quilt shops, who are so wonderfully supportive of me throughout the year, plus the animal shelter where I volunteer, my printer, etc. This Christmas cookie recipe is very holiday-y and makes a nice addition to a platter because of its unusual shape, color, and flavor.

Ingredients

Cookies:1 cup butter or margarine, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
extra nutmeg to sprinkle on top of icing

Icing:2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
a little milk

Step by Step

Cookie Instructions:

1) Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
2) Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, nutmeg, and rum extract; beat well.
3) Stir flour in the canister to lighten it. Measure and add half the flour.
4) Beat at low speed just until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
5) Stir in remaining flour. Or just go ahead and beat it in like I do.
6) Roll dough on a floured surface into a 12×9 inch rectangle.
7) Cut into 3/4″ x 3″ logs.
HINT: I use a pizza cutter and an old rotary cutting ruler for this LOL.
Place logs 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
9) Bake one sheet at a time at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
10) Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before icing.

Icing Instructions: 1) Stir together powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla until blended.
2) Add milk 1/2 teaspoon at a time until of spreading consistency.
3) Spread icing on top of each log so that it looks like drifts of snow.
4) Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Makes about 48.
5) Serve and Enjoy!

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Nutmeg Logs – Holiday Bake Along

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