Mince Pie Cookies
Mince pie cookies are soft, chewy holiday cookies stuffed with rich spiced mincemeat—perfect for Christmas parties or cozy evenings at home.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- - Electric mixer (optional)
- - Baking trays
- - Ice cream scoop or spoon
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- - 125g unsalted butter or baking spread
- - 100g light brown sugar
- - 75g granulated sugar
- - 1 medium egg
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - 300g plain flour
- - 1½ tsp baking powder
- - ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- - ½ tsp sea salt
- - 300g chocolate chips
- - 10 heaped spoonfuls of mincemeat slightly frozen
Instructions
- Spoon mincemeat onto a tray and freeze for 1–4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 180ºC fan / 200ºC regular.
- Cream butter and sugars.
- Add egg and vanilla.
- Mix in flour, baking powder, bicarb, and salt.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Divide dough into 10 portions, flatten each.
- Add mincemeat center and seal dough around it.
- Place on trays and bake 11–13 mins.
- Cool on trays for 30 mins before serving.
Notes
- Can be made smaller for bite-sized treats
- Store in airtight container or freeze
- Store in airtight container or freeze