Rumprints

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened


• 1/3 cup sugar


• 1 egg


• 1 teaspoon vanilla


• 1 3/4 cups flour


• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened


• 1 cup powdered sugar


• 1 tablespoon milk


• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract


• nutmeg, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and sugar till fluffy. add egg and vanilla, then flour, nutmeg, salt and beat well. cover and chill 1 hour.


• 2 shape into 1 inch balls. place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets and press down centers with thumb.


• 3 bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes.


• 4 cool on rack.


• 5 make filling: beat butter and powdered sugar until soft. stir in the milk and rum extract.


• 6 spoon or pipe about 1/2 tsp of filling into each indent in cookies. sprinkle with nutmeg.