Easy Mincemeat Cookies
Description
This is an easy recipe for festive mincemeat cookies made with lots of fruity mincemeat and chopped walnuts.
Ingredients
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1 cup shortening
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 eggs
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3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 1/2 cups prepared mincemeat, drained
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2
Beat butter, sugar, and eggs together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla. Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together, and add to butter mixture. Mix until well blended. Stir in the nuts and mincemeat and mix well.
3
Drop by teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, on prepared cookie sheets.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until light brown at the edges, 8 to 10 minutes.