Easy Mincemeat Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 84
Yield: 84 servings

Description

This is an easy recipe for festive mincemeat cookies made with lots of fruity mincemeat and chopped walnuts.

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts
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.