Mincemeat Drop Cookies Recipes

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.

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 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.

MINCEMEAT ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• With electric mixer, in large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy, then gradually add both sugars, beating well.
• Add egg & almond extract, beating well.
• Add mincemeat & cherries, & blend well.
• In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder & salt.
• Add flour mixture to liquid mixture, beating well.
• Stir in pecans, then cover & chill dough 2 hours.
• When dough has cooled, shape into two 6" to 8" logs.
• Wrap logs in wax paper & freeze until firm.
• When frozen, slice dough into 1/4" slices, & place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 12-14 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• NOTE: If you want an easy [as well as festive] pie or cheesecake crust, crumble these cookies & press them onto the bottom of a springform pan or pie plate!

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.