Mincemeat Cookies I Recipes

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.

OLD-FASHIONED MINCEMEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in mincemeat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. , Roll dough into 1-in. balls; dip into egg white and remaining sugar. Place sugar side up 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks.

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.

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 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.

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.

THE BEST MINCEMEAT COOKIES (PRIZE COOKIES)

Steps:

• 1. PRE HEAT OVEN TO 375F. IN LARGE MIXER BOWL, BEAT SHORTENING AND SUGAR UNTIL FLUFFY. ADD EGGS, BEAT WELL. STIR TOGETHER DRY INGREDIENTS: GRADUALLY ADD TO SHORTENING MIXTURE. MIX WELL. STIR IN MINCEMEAT. DROP BY ROUNDED TEASPOONFULS, 2 INCHES APART, ONTO GREASED BAKING SHEETS. BAKE 8 TO 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED. *** NOTE DO NOT OVER COOK THEY WILL GET TO DRY.. THEY ARE TO BE MOIST.. THIS IS A CAKE LIKE COOKIE

MINCEMEAT ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. BEAT butter in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add both sugars, beating well. Add egg and almond extract, beating well. Add mincemeat and cherries; blend well.
• 1. Crumble these delicious cookies and press on the bottom of a springform pan for a quick and easy pie or cheesecake crust.
• 2. COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; add to liquid mixture, beating well. Stir in pecans. Cover and chill dough 2 hours.
• 3. SHAPE dough into two 6 to 8-inch logs. Wrap logs in wax paper and freeze until firm (about 2 hours).
• 4. HEAT oven to 350°F. Slice frozen dough into 1/4-inch slices. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.