Description
I got this recipe from a business associate, who is also an avid cookie baker. If you like egg nog, you'll love these little cookies!
Ingredients
- Sugar
- Margarine
- Vanilla
- Rum Extract
- Egg
- Flour
- Nutmeg
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat sugar, 1 cup margarine, 2 tsp vanilla, 2 tsp rum extract and egg until light& fluffy
- Stir in flour& 1 tsp nutmeg
- Mix well
- Cover dough with plastic wrap- chill at least 30-45 minutes for easier handling
- Preheat oven to 350f degrees
- Divide dough into 6 pieces
- On lightly floured surface, shape each piece of dough into a long rope, 1 / 2-inch in diameter
- Cut into 3-inch lengths
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets
- Bake 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown
- Immediately remove from cookie sheets, & cool completely
- To make frosting: in a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency
- Blend until smooth
- Spread frosting on cookies, and mark with tines of a fork to resemble bark
- Sprinkle each cookie lightly with nutmeg, & allow frosting to set
- Store cookies in a tightly covered container