Cookie:

1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 Land O LAKES® All-Natural Egg
2 tablespoons whipping cream or milk
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon rum extract
3 to 5 tablespoons water
Decorator sugars, dragées or frosting, as desired

Combine 1 cup butter and sugar in large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, whipping cream, 1 teaspoon rum extract and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add all remaining cookie ingredients. Beat until well mixed.

Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate until firm (2 to 3 hours).

Heat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/4-inch snowflake-shaped cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire cooling rack. Cool completely.

Combine powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons butter, corn syrup and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract in small bowl. Beat at medium speed, adding enough water for desired glazing consistency.

Place wire cooling rack with cookies over waxed paper. Brush glaze over cookies; decorate as desired. Let stand until set.

Yield: 6 dozen cookies.

Cooks Tip: To freeze cookies for longer storage, bake cookies as directed and cook on a wire cooling rack. Place cookies into resealable plastic freezer container in single layer with waxed paper between layers. Frost cookies after thawing at room temperature for one hour.

Preparation time: 1 hour; Total time: 3 hours 30 minutes.

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Submitted by: LAND O LAKES®