Mincemeat Bar Cookies For Coolmonday Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Line an 8-in. square baking pan with foil; grease foil with butter. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in oil and milk. Reserve 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Spread with mincemeat. Stir pecans into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over top. Bake 30-35 minutes or until topping is golden brown., Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grease or spray 13 x 9 pan.
• Combine cake mix, oatmeal and melted butter in mixing bowl.
• Reserving 1 cup of mixture, spread remaining mix into prepared pan, gently pressing to form bottom "crust".
• Spread prepared mincemeat over crust.
• Sprinkle mincemeat with remaining cake mix mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Allow to cool before cutting into bars.
• These could be made in a tart pan with a removable bottom and cut into thin wedges.

Steps:

• combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl.mix well.
• add oil and milk.stirring just until moistened.and crumbly --
• reserve 1 cup of mixture.for topping.
• press remaining mix into 13x9 pan -- which has been coated with spray.
• spread with mincemeant.near but not to edge.sprinkle reserved topping and bake at 400* for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• loosen edge of warm layer with knife.cool.
• then cut into bars.
• store loosely covered at room temperature -- .

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two 9x13 inch baking pans.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar, molasses and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves; stir into the molasses mixture. Stir in hot water, almonds, raisins and mincemeat. Spread the dough evenly into the bottoms of both pans. It will be thin but the mixture will puff up when baking.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. Cool in pans on wire racks. In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, hot milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon almond extracts until smooth. Spread over warm bars. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• With electric mixer, in large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy, then gradually add both sugars, beating well.
• Add egg & almond extract, beating well.
• Add mincemeat & cherries, & blend well.
• In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder & salt.
• Add flour mixture to liquid mixture, beating well.
• Stir in pecans, then cover & chill dough 2 hours.
• When dough has cooled, shape into two 6" to 8" logs.
• Wrap logs in wax paper & freeze until firm.
• When frozen, slice dough into 1/4" slices, & place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 12-14 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• NOTE: If you want an easy [as well as festive] pie or cheesecake crust, crumble these cookies & press them onto the bottom of a springform pan or pie plate!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• For dough, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Beat shortening and granulated sugar in a large mixer bowl on medium-high speed 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture just until combined. Stir in mincemenat until well mixed.
• Drop dough by measured tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 10 - 12 minutes, until golden brown. Cool cookies on cookie sheets for 1 minute. Transer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for coffee frosting beat together confectioners sugar, coffee and melted butter in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth.
• Frost each cookie with about a teaspoon of icing. Top each cookie with 1 pecan half.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Beat in mincemeat. Stir in chocolate chips., Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until dark golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Freeze option: Freeze cooled bars in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.