marsha's marvelous mincemeat cookies

Name: Marsha's Marvelous Mincemeat Cookies
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) shortening; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 3 large egg; 3 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) freshly grated nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) allspice, ground; 1 cup(s) pecans, in pieces; 2 cup(s) mincemeat; ## BROWNED BUTTER MAPLE GLAZE; 2 tablespoon(s) butter, unsalted, room temperature; 1 clove(s) powdered sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure maple syrup; 1 tablespoon(s) milk

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Marsha Gardner

Florala, AL

Updated on Sep 28, 2012

I pinched a recipe on here for homemade mincemeat and was asked to post my recipe for Mincemeat Cookies, so here goes. They aren't for everyone, but those that like mincemeat will love them.

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cook time 10 Min

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yield qbout 48 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 large egg
3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
1 cup pecans, in pieces
2 cups mincemeat
BROWNED BUTTER MAPLE GLAZE
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted, room temperature
1 clove powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon milk

How To Make marsha's marvelous mincemeat cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° and lightly grease cookie sheets. Cream the shortening and sugar together then beat in vanilla and eggs until light and fluffy, set aside.

Step 2

In a small bowl whisk the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice together. Add the dry ingredients to the shortening mixture and mix well using a sturdy wooden spoon. Stir in the mincemeat and pecans mix until blended. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto the prepared cookie sheet.
Step 3

We prefer small cookies so I use round balls of dough. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool on cookie sheets for four minutes, then finish cooling on wire racks or counter-top. Store in an airtight container or freeze to retain freshness.
Step 4

BROWNED BUTTER MAPLE GLAZE: Place the powdered sugar in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium high heat. Cook the butter until it starts to lightly brown and smells “nutty”. Pour the browned butter into the powdered sugar. Add the maple syrup and milk and mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
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