Nutmeg Cookie Logs Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Combine the flour, nutmeg and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough into three portions. Roll each portion into 3/4-in.-thick logs; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut into 2-in. pieces. Place on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly., Bake at 350°, until bottoms are lightly browned, 12-16 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost cookies. Press down with tines of a fork, making lines down frosting to simulate tree bark. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a baking sheet and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together sugar and shortening until well combined. Add eggs, mixing until incorporated.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt. With the mixer running, add flour, alternating with buttermilk and beginning and ending with flour; mix until well combined.
• Using a tablespoon, drop dough onto prepared baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake until edges are slightly brown, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine sugar, 1 cup margarine, 2 tsps vanilla, 2 tsps rum extract, and egg, beat till light and fluffy --
• lightly spoon flour into measuring cup.level off add flour and 1 tsp nutmeg --
• mix well.cover dough with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour --
• preheat oven to 350* --
• divide dough into 12 pieces.shape into long rope, shape each piece of dough into 1/2" diameter and 15" long -- cut into 3" lenths --
• place on ungreased cookie sheet.bake at 350* for 12-15 minutes. or light golden brown.
• place on racks to cool.
• in a small bowl, spread on tops and sides of cookies -- if desired mark frosting with tines of fork.to resemble bark --
• sprinkle with nutmeg -- let stand until frosting is set.

Steps:

• Cream together first 3 ingredients and then slowly add sugar. Blend in egg. Add flour and nutmeg gradually and mix well.
• Shape dough on lightly floured surface into long longs 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut into 2 inch lengths.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12- 15 minutes or until golden.
• Drizzle with melted chocolate.
• These freeze very well.

Steps:

• 1. Combine Sugar, butter or margarine, flavorings, and egg until fluffy. Stir in Flour and 1 tsp. nutmeg. Wrap in Plastic wrap and chill for at least 45 min.
• 2. Divide dough into 12 pieces. Shape each into rope of 15inches long & 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut each rope into 3 inch lengths. Place on baking sheet 1/2 inch apart. Bake at 350*F for 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 3. To Make Frosting: Beat Powdered Sugar, margarine or butter, flavorings, and 2 to 3 tbls of milk to make a thick frosting.
• 4. When Cookies are cool, Frost. Then using tines of a fork run lengthwise down each cookie creating a design (log), sprinkle with nutmeg.