Spiced Mincemeat Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 2 cups mincemeat pie filling
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• 2 cream together brown sugar, shortening, vanilla and molasses.
• 3 add in egg and mincemeat and mix well. sift together flour, salt, baking soda and spices, and stir into mincemeat mixture.
• 4 chill cookie dough for 30 minutes.
• 5 drop onto cookie sheet and bake 8 - 12 minutes.