Nutmeg Cookie Logs

these are really good..

• Ready In: 60 hrs 12 mins
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• COOKIES

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

• FROSTING

• 2  cups powdered sugar
• 3  tablespoons margarine, softened
• 3⁄4 teaspoon  rum extract
• 2 -3  tablespoons half-and-half

Directions

1. In large bowl, combine sugar, 1 cup margarine, 2 tsps vanilla, 2 tsps rum extract, and egg, beat till light and fluffy --
2. lightly spoon flour into measuring cup.level off add flour and 1 tsp nutmeg --
3. mix well.cover dough with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour --
4. preheat oven to 350* --
5. 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 --
6. place on ungreased cookie sheet.bake at 350* for 12-15 minutes. or light golden brown.
7. place on racks to cool.
8. in a small bowl, spread on tops and sides of cookies -- if desired mark frosting with tines of fork.to resemble bark --
9. sprinkle with nutmeg -- let stand until frosting is set.