Time to Bake!!!!

                                                     Time to Bake!!!!!!!!


In honor of the upcoming Christmas cookie baking season, here is one of my 

favorite family recipes.

                                    Mincemeat Gems


1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups unbleached flour

1 tsp. salt

one jar (1 lb. 2 ounces) prepared mincemeat

21 maraschino cherries, drained and halved

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in walnuts, egg and vanilla. Stir together flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Drop dough by level tablespoons unto ungreased cookie sheet. 

with a teaspoon, make a well in the middle of each cookie. Place rounded teaspoon of mincemeat in center of each cookie; top with half of a cherry. 

Bake in preheated 400 degree F oven for 10-12 minutes, or until done. 

Makes 3-4 dozen cookies.