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Full bodied, simply scrumptious cookie! This is a long time family tradition in our home starting with my great aunt back in the '30's. Back then, the cookies were made with homemade, home-canned mincemeat. The actual "meat" originally was venison. This cookie was great to send with the hunters who planned to be out in the field for hours and sometimes days. It was loaded with lots of much needed protein, sugars and fruit. The men depended on it to help keep up their energy. Today the cookies are still made for the hunters, but more often are made around Thanksgiving and Christmas. There is nothing better on a cold frosty day...these cookies and a big cup of hot chocolate! 3/4 cup butter-flavored shortening (do not use real butter) 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 9-oz. package Borden's None-Such Mincemeat (do not use mincemeat from jar) 1/4 cup milk 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour (do not sift; do not use self-rising) 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup finely chopped walnuts Thoroughly cream shortening and sugars; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add milk. Crumble mincemeat (leaving a few little chunks); add to the creamed mixture as well as the chopped walnuts. Sift together dry ingredients in a smaller bowl then stir into creamed mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto very lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for about 15 minutes. Makes approximately 3 dozen. Enjoy! Submitted by: Jan Gourley | |
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recipe reviews #135165
Jacki Byrd (Arkansas) says:
I cannot find the condensed Mincemeat anymore. Can anyone help with a modification to this recipe?
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Robyn Walls (United States) says:
None Such IS still being made, although it is going under the Smucker's Company now since Borden sold it off. You can find it on Amazon, at Walmart, or if you go to the None Such website at www.nonesuchrecipes.com, you can plug in your zip code to find a store near you that sells it. I hope this helps.
My great a grandmother and grandmother both made these cookies although their homemade mincemeat was made with beef. In later years, after None Such became more convenient, they used the None Such, but they fried up a pound of bacon and crumbled it up in the dough after draining the bacon well.
They also pumped up the spices by adding n additional teaspoon of ground ginger, allspice, and nutmeg, as well as a 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves and 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper.
My great a grandmother and grandmother both made these cookies although their homemade mincemeat was made with beef. In later years, after None Such became more convenient, they used the None Such, but they fried up a pound of bacon and crumbled it up in the dough after draining the bacon well.
They also pumped up the spices by adding n additional teaspoon of ground ginger, allspice, and nutmeg, as well as a 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves and 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper.
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Paul H (Texas) says:
I cannot find the condensed anymore in CA but did find it at Thanksgiving on the East Coast. You can also order from Amazon but will have to freeze some.
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Lisa (Idaho) says:
I refuse to buy butter flavored anything. I'm sure they didn't have butter flavored crisco in the 30s and would have used butter. So why not use butter now?
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Joanie (United States) replies:
Most likely they used lard.
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