MinceMeat-Filled Cookies

By á-47

Ingredients

• Cookie Filling:
• Mincemeat
• ½ cup walnuts or pecans, chopped (optional)
• Dough:
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• 4 cups sifted flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Details

Adapted from muybuenocookbook.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the dough:
Cream the sugar and shortening. Add the beaten egg and milk.

Into this creamed mixture, sift the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the vanilla and mix well.

Roll out dough on floured surface until thin and cut with round cookie cutter.

Drop a teaspoon of the filling in the center of the rounds and top with another cookie round. Crimp the edges with a fork by pressing the two rounds together.

Puncture each cookie with a fork to allow steam to escape while baking.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.