Mincemeat Cookies

Answer 1

Ingredients

• 1 c Shortening
• 2 c Sugar
• 3 Eggs; well beaten
• 4 c Cake flour; (4 to 4 1/2)
• 4 ts Baking powder
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 2 tb Milk
• Filling: 1/2 c Mince-meat
• 1/2 c Sugar
• 1/3 c Water

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and milk. Sift flour,measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Add to creamed shortening and sugar. Mix thoroughly. Chill 2 hours. Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll in sheet 1/8 inch thick. Cut with floured cutter. Filling: Cook mince-meat, sugar, and water together 10 minutes. Cool. Place 1 teaspoon filling between 2 cookies. Press edges together. Bake in hot oven (425 F) 10 minutes. 36 servings.

Answer 2

Ingredients

• 1 c Shortening
• 1 1/2 c Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 3 c Flour
• 1 ts Baking powder
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 1 1/3 c Mincemeat filling

Cream shortening. Add sugar, and blend well. Add eggs, and beat until smooth. Add mixed dry ingredients and then stir in mincemeat. Blend well. Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet, at least 2 inches apart. Bake at 400F for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. You can use margarine instead of shortening and add chopped nuts if desired, and you can also mix the sugars, using brown and white sugar.