Mincemeat Cookies Recipes

MINCEMEAT COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Cream shortening, sugar and eggs together, then beat in vanilla. Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together, and add to shortening mixture. Mix until well blended. Stir in the nuts and mincemeat and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on the cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes until light brown.

MINCEMEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs. Add mincemeat; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., For the frosting, combine the brown sugar and butter in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 6-8 minutes, stirring twice, or until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Add the confectioners' sugar, cream and extract; beat until smooth. Frost the cookies; top each with a pecan half.

MINCEMEAT COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Cream together brown sugar and shortening.
• Add in egg and mincemeat and mix well. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda and stir into mincemeat mixture.
• Drop onto cookie sheet and bake 7 - 10 minutes.

MINCEMEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Beat the butter with both types of sugar and the salt. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and mincemeat. Stir in the flour and bicarbonate of soda, then chill for 20 mins.
• Scoop tablespoons of the mixture onto two lined baking sheets, leaving a bit of space between each so they can spread. Bake for 10-12 mins, or until the cookies are just firm around the edges but still soft in the middle - they will firm up as they cool. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.

MINCEMEAT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy; add egg and beat well.
• Add mincemeat, mixing well.
• Combine flour, soda, and salt; mix well, and stir into creamed mixture.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees F.
• for 18 to 20 minutes.

SOFT MINCEMEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and mincemeat. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts if desired. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MINCEMEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In large bowl, beat shortening and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs; beat well.
• Stir together dry ingredients; gradually ad to shortening mixture.
• Mix well.
• Stir in mincemeat.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
• Frost if desired.

TRADITIONAL MINCEMEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixer slowly cream together softened butter, shortening, granulated sugar, packed dark brown sugar. Use the dough hook attachment if you have one for better results) Add to the mixer the three eggs (unbeaten), vanilla and continue creaming for a few seconds, then whip on high for 3 minutes. Stop mixer, add prepared mincemeat. (For best results add the mincemeat by hand so the fruit stays sort of whole and doesn't disintegrate from the beater the also add flour while mixing by hand) Sift together the all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Gradually add sifted flour mixture to creamed mixture in the mixer on low. Add chopped walnuts if desired. On a parchment lined cookie sheet, drop +/- 2 Tbsp of batter 2"-3" apart. Preheat oven to 375 - bake 10 minutes Cool Twenty Minutes. Best served the day after baking letting the spices set.

MINCEMEAT COOKIE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.
• Stir Bisquick, granulated sugar, milk, butter and egg in medium bowl until dough forms.
• Pat half of the dough in pan, using floured fingers, to within 1/2 inch of edges. Spread mincemeat over dough. Pat out remaining dough to same size on waxed paper. Place paper side up over mincemeat; peel off waxed paper.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly.
• Stir remaining ingredients until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over top. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.