1 cup soft butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons rum flavoring
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
Ground nutmeg (2 to 3 teaspoons for cookies and frosting)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Rum-Flavored Frosting
Cream butter with flavorings; gradually beat in sugar until light.Blend in egg. Sift flour, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and salt; add to butter mixture and mix well. Shape pieces of dough into long coils 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut into 3-inch lengths and put on parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake in preheated oven (350F) for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool. Spread Rum-Flavored Frosting on top of cookies; mark with tines of fork to resemble bark. Sprinkle lightly with remaining nutmeg.
Rum-Flavored Frosting
Cream 1/3 cup butter with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 teaspoons rum flavoring. Blend in 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar and 2 T cream or milk; beat until smooth and creamy.
