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.
