Old-Fashioned Mincemeat Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 4 dozen.
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.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar, divided
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 package (9 ounces) condensed mincemeat, cut into small pieces
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1 egg white, lightly beaten
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
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