Best 9 Traditional Mincemeat Cookies Recipes

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The traditional mincemeat cookie is a delightful and timeless treat that has been enjoyed for generations. Originating in Europe during the Middle Ages, this cookie has spread worldwide and become a staple of holiday baking. Known for its rich and flavorful filling, encased in a crisp and buttery crust, the traditional mincemeat cookie offers a perfect balance of sweet and savory notes. Whether you are a seasoned baker or just starting, this definitive guide will provide you with all the tips and tricks you need to create the perfect traditional mincemeat cookies that will impress your family and friends.

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MINCEMEAT COOKIES I



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Add more mincemeat or a pinch of other spices to change the flavor of these cookies.

Provided by Glenda J.

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Spice Cookie Recipes

Yield 84

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup shortening
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 ½ cups prepared mincemeat, drained

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • Cream shortening, sugar and eggs together, then beat in vanilla. Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together, and add to shortening mixture. Mix until well blended. Stir in the nuts and mincemeat and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on the cookie sheet.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes until light brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.2 calories, Carbohydrate 9.7 g, Cholesterol 6.6 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 56.3 mg, Sugar 5.6 g

MINCEMEAT COOKIES



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You can taste the spirit of Christmases past in these chewy old-fashioned cookies with their sweet caramel frosting. One batch makes 9 dozen cookies that freeze well for the holidays!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 9 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3-1/4 cups prepared mincemeat
3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
FROSTING:
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, cubed
1 cup confectioners' sugar
6 tablespoons half-and-half cream
1 teaspoon rum extract
9 dozen pecan halves

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs. Add mincemeat; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., For the frosting, combine the brown sugar and butter in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 6-8 minutes, stirring twice, or until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Add the confectioners' sugar, cream and extract; beat until smooth. Frost the cookies; top each with a pecan half.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 113mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

MINCEMEAT COOKIES II



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This recipe was handed down to me by my Great-Grandmother.

Provided by Michelle

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
1 cup shortening
1 egg
2 cups prepared mincemeat pie filling
3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Cream together brown sugar and shortening.
  • Add in egg and mincemeat and mix well. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda and stir into mincemeat mixture.
  • Drop onto cookie sheet and bake 7 - 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.4 calories, Carbohydrate 49.3 g, Cholesterol 10.3 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 215.4 mg, Sugar 30 g

OLD-FASHIONED MINCEMEAT COOKIES



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Shh! Don't reveal the secret ingredient in this tender, chewy, old-time cookie until after they take a taste. This recipe will win over even those who think they don't like mincemeat.-Lucie Fitzgerald, Spring Hill, Florida.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar, divided
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 package (9 ounces) condensed mincemeat, cut into small pieces
1 egg white, lightly beaten

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in mincemeat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. , Roll dough into 1-in. balls; dip into egg white and remaining sugar. Place sugar side up 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts :

MINCEMEAT COOKIES



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Use up a jar of mincemeat to make these festive cookies. They're a perfect addition to a Christmas dessert spread, or a great gift

Provided by Esther Clark

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 25m

Yield MAKES 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

125g softened butter
100g dark brown soft sugar
50g golden caster sugar
½ heaped tsp fine sea salt
1 medium egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 tbsp mincemeat (check the label if you're vegetarian)
220g plain flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Beat the butter with both types of sugar and the salt. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and mincemeat. Stir in the flour and bicarbonate of soda, then chill for 20 mins.
  • Scoop tablespoons of the mixture onto two lined baking sheets, leaving a bit of space between each so they can spread. Bake for 10-12 mins, or until the cookies are just firm around the edges but still soft in the middle - they will firm up as they cool. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 17 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

TRADITIONAL MINCEMEAT COOKIES



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Categories     Dessert     Bake     Christmas     Thanksgiving     Kid-Friendly     New Year's Eve     Apple     Fall     Winter

Yield 8 Dozen

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup Softened Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup Softened Vegetable Shortening
1 cup Bakers Sugar (Maple Sugar is a fantastic modification)
1/2 cup Packed dark brown sugar
3 Eggs
1 tsp Natural Vanilla
1 1/2 cups Prepared Mincemeat
3 1/4 cups Unbleached All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)

Steps:

  • In a mixer slowly cream together softened butter, shortening, granulated sugar, packed dark brown sugar. Use the dough hook attachment if you have one for better results) Add to the mixer the three eggs (unbeaten), vanilla and continue creaming for a few seconds, then whip on high for 3 minutes. Stop mixer, add prepared mincemeat. (For best results add the mincemeat by hand so the fruit stays sort of whole and doesn't disintegrate from the beater the also add flour while mixing by hand) Sift together the all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Gradually add sifted flour mixture to creamed mixture in the mixer on low. Add chopped walnuts if desired. On a parchment lined cookie sheet, drop +/- 2 Tbsp of batter 2"-3" apart. Preheat oven to 375 - bake 10 minutes Cool Twenty Minutes. Best served the day after baking letting the spices set.

TRADITIONAL MINCEMEAT



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Try making your mincemeat well in advance of Christmas to give the flavours maximum time to mature

Provided by James Martin

Categories     Treat

Time 20m

Yield Makes about 2kg (4 x 500ml jars)

Number Of Ingredients 9

250g raisins
375g currants
100ml brandy
zest of 1 lemon, juice of ½
300g shredded suet
250g dark brown sugar
85g chopped mixed peel
½ small nutmeg, grated
1 large Bramley apple, peeled and grated

Steps:

  • Soak the raisins and currants in the brandy and lemon juice for 1 hr until plumped up, then drain and set the brandy aside. Mix all the ingredients together in the order given, then pour in the brandy when everything else is well mixed. Spoon and press into sterilised jars, to exclude any air (the easiest way to sterilise jars is to run them through a dishwasher on its hottest setting). Cover and leave for at least a fortnight. Will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium

MINCEMEAT OATMEAL COOKIES



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Make and share this Mincemeat Oatmeal Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by JazzysNamma

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 22m

Yield 5 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco (or 1/2 stick of Butter Flavor Crisco)
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/3 cups prepared mincemeat
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup quick oats (not instant or old fashioned)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet with shortening. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
  • Combine 1/2 cup shortening, sugar and egg in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in mincemeat.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until blended. Stir in oats and nuts with spoon.
  • Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inces apart onto prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes, or until set and lightly browned around edges. DO NOT OVERBAKE! Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 801, Fat 22.9, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 53.8, Sodium 544.1, Carbohydrate 141.1, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 84.1, Protein 8

MINCEMEAT COOKIES



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Make and share this Mincemeat Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Jane Burch

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 45m

Yield 2-3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups unsifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (9 ounce) package none such condensed mincemeat, Crumbled

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In large bowl, beat shortening and sugar until fluffy.
  • Add eggs; beat well.
  • Stir together dry ingredients; gradually ad to shortening mixture.
  • Mix well.
  • Stir in mincemeat.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets.
  • Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
  • Frost if desired.

Tips:

  • Use fresh mincemeat. Fresh mincemeat will have a brighter flavor and a more vibrant color than store-bought mincemeat.
  • Make your own mincemeat. Making your own mincemeat is a great way to control the ingredients and the flavor. You can find recipes for homemade mincemeat online or in cookbooks.
  • Chill the dough before baking. Chilling the dough will help it to hold its shape and prevent it from spreading too much in the oven.
  • Bake the cookies at a moderate temperature. Baking the cookies at a moderate temperature will help them to bake evenly without burning.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before storing them. Allowing the cookies to cool completely will help them to set and firm up.

Conclusion:

Traditional mincemeat cookies are a delicious and festive holiday treat. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little planning and preparation, you can make these cookies at home and enjoy them with your family and friends.

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