Jenn’s Whiskey Nutmeg Logs

Description

The Nutmeg Logs recipe was originally given to Deborah Wirrick by my neighbor Margaret Mann, but she said that Jenn had revised it to the point that it has been renamed.

I took these to a neighborhood cookie exchange and was told I was to bring them every year after. My neighbor then asked for the recipe when they moved to Corvallis to work at OSU. They make a lovely gift in a cellophane bag with a Christmas ribbon. - Deborah Wirrick

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

1 cup soft butter
2 tsp. Mexican Vanilla
1 tsp. Good, Smooth Whiskey (Wirrick's love Woodinville)
1 tsp. Egg Nog
3/4 cup Sugar
1 egg
3 cups Flour
1 tsp. Nutmeg
1/4 tsp. Salt

Frosting

1/3 Cup Butter
1/2 tsp. Whiskey
1/2 tsp. Mexican Vanilla
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
2 Tbls. Egg Nog

Directions

Dough

1. Sift Flour, Nutmeg & Salt together - set aside
2. Cream butter, sugar & vanilla with Whiskey and Egg Nog.
3. Add the dry ingredients and mix together until well incorporated.
4. Shape the dough into long rolls, about 1/2 " in diameter, on a sugared board.
5. Cut into 3 1/2" lengths. Flatten the tops just a little to hold the frosting.
6. Bake at 350 12-15 min. Until they just start to brown.

Frosting

1. Cream butter, Whiskey, Vanilla, & Egg Nog
2. Mix in powdered Sugar
3. Spread frosting on top of "logs" - mark with a fork & sprinkle with Nutmeg. Let set in cool area.

Notes

Deb doubles the recipe

Source

Deborah and Jennifer Wirrick