Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     2/3           cup  unsalted butter -- softened
     1/3           cup  granulated sugar
  1                     egg
  1         tablespoon  vanilla extract
     1/4    tablespoon  salt
  1 3/4           cups  all-purpose flour
     1/4    tablespoon  nutmeg or to taste
                        ***FILLING***
     1/4           cup  unsalted butter -- softened
  1                cup  sifted confectioners' sugar
  1         tablespoon  rum extract or to taste
                        nutmeg for garnish

Preparation:

Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes Chilling time: 1 hour 15 minutes Cooking time: 12 minutes per batch 1. Beat butter in large bowl of electric mixer until light; beat in sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and salt; beat well. Stir in flour and nutmeg until well mixed. Refrigerate dough, covered, 1 hour. 2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Have ungreased baking sheets ready. 3. Shape dough into 1-inch diameter balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Press down centers with thumb. Bake until barely golden, about 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. 4. For filling, beat butter until light. Beat in confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Add rum extract to taste. Beat well. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip with the filling. Pipe a star into the center of each cookie. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Chill until filling firms, 15 minute

Nutritional Information:

74 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (59% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 18mg Cholesterol; 47mg Sodium