Mincemeat Drop Cookies

Mirj's Note:

Very simple and festive.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 5 dozen

• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mincemeat (prepared)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

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

Reviews

[Sug@rluvr]

We adore these cookies! We use our own green tomato mincemeat which I can every year.

[TriniCook]

Easy to make and not too sweet. They didn't spread spread in the baking sheet to make one large cookie as is usually the case when I try cookie recipes. My only variation was to add a half teaspoon of ground cinnamon and half of a nutmeg (grated) to the dry ingredients.