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Eggnog Logs
Author/Submitted by:
Country Accents Christmas Cookies 1995
Servings: 50
Categories:
Christmas
/
Cookies
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Desserts
/
Holidays
Ingredients: 1 1/4
cups
Sugar 1
cup
Shortening,
Butter-flavored Crisco
1
Egg 1/4
cup
Corn syrup,
light or regular
1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
teaspoon
Rum extract 3
cups
Flour 1
teaspoon
Nutmeg 1
teaspoon
Baking soda 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 1
cup
Powdered sugar 3
tablespoons
Water,
up to 5 tablespoons
1
cup
Pecans,
toasted, chopped finely
Directions:
1.
Beat sugar and Crisco until well blended. Add egg, syrup, vanilla and rum; beat until fluffy.
2.
Combine flour, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture slowly and at low speed until well blended. Wrap with plastic and chill several hours or overnight.
3.
Preheat oven to 375F. and put foil on cooling surface.
4.
Divide dough into 10 portions. Roll each into a 15" rope, then cut into 3" logs. Place logs 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets.
5.
Bake, one sheet at a time, about 7-9 minutes until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on sheets, remove to foil to cool completely.
6.
Combine powdered sugar and water. Dip ends of logs into icing; roll in pecans. Put back on foil until icing sets.
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