Eggnog Logs

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!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 60 cookies

Ingredients

• Cookie

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  cup margarine, softened
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2  teaspoons  rum extract
• 1  egg
• 3  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg

• Frosting

• 2  cups powdered sugar
• 3  tablespoons margarine, softened
• 3⁄4 teaspoon  rum extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -3  tablespoons milk
•  nutmeg

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat sugar, 1 cup margarine, 2 tsp vanilla, 2 tsp rum extract and egg until light& fluffy.
2. Stir in flour& 1 tsp nutmeg; mix well.
3. Cover dough with plastic wrap- chill at least 30-45 minutes for easier handling.
4. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
5. Divide dough into 6 pieces.
6. On lightly floured surface, shape each piece of dough into a long rope, 1/2-inch in diameter.
7. Cut into 3-inch lengths; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown.
9. Immediately remove from cookie sheets,& cool completely.
10. To make frosting: in a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients (except nutmeg), adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency; blend until smooth.
11. Spread frosting on cookies, and mark with tines of a fork to resemble bark.
12. Sprinkle each cookie lightly with nutmeg,& allow frosting to set.
13. Store cookies in a tightly covered container.
14. **NOTE:These cookies freeze well.