Chocolate Mincemeat Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Beat in mincemeat. Stir in chocolate chips., Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until dark golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Freeze option: Freeze cooled bars in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• To prepare Filling: In a heavy pot, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and chocolate chips. Add the evaporated milk and 1/4 cup of the white sugar. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts and cool.
• To prepare cookie base: Cream 1 1/2 cups of the butter and the brown sugar together. Add the vanilla and the egg, and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour, baking soda, and 1 3/4 cups of the oats and blend well.
• Press 2/3 of this mixture into the bottom of the greased pan. Spread the cooled filling on top of the cookie crust.
• Mix the remaining 1/4 cup of oats with the remainder of the cookie base, and crumble over the filling. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

MINCEMEAT COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl.mix well.
• add oil and milk.stirring just until moistened.and crumbly --
• reserve 1 cup of mixture.for topping.
• press remaining mix into 13x9 pan -- which has been coated with spray.
• spread with mincemeant.near but not to edge.sprinkle reserved topping and bake at 400* for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• loosen edge of warm layer with knife.cool.
• then cut into bars.
• store loosely covered at room temperature -- .

MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two 9x13 inch baking pans.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar, molasses and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves; stir into the molasses mixture. Stir in hot water, almonds, raisins and mincemeat. Spread the dough evenly into the bottoms of both pans. It will be thin but the mixture will puff up when baking.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. Cool in pans on wire racks. In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, hot milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon almond extracts until smooth. Spread over warm bars. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.

MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In large bowl, mix dry ingredients.
• Add the oil and milk, stirring until mixture is well moistened and crumbly.
• Reserving 1 cup of the mixture, press the remainder into 9"x13" baking dish; spread with mince meat.
• Sprinkle evenly with remaining mixture and nuts.
• Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut into bars.
• Store, loosely covered, at room temperature.