Mincemeat cookies

 Ruth's Mincemeat cookie recipe is taken off a much older box of NONE SUCH Condensed Mincemeat. New boxes have a totally different recipe.

This cookie tastes like Christmas.  Honest, just try it one time!

You CANNOT use the stuff in a jar. If need be you can order online at Pepperidge Farm.

Makes about 3 Dozen

Unless like me you like large cookies

2 ½ Cups Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Cream of Tarter

1 Cup of Butter softened

1 ½ cups Sugar ( Ruth's modification original called for confectioners sugar)

1 Egg

1 Package of None Such Condensed Mincemeat

1 tsp Vanilla

Pre heat oven to 375 F

Mix dry ingredients. Into the dry ingredients finely crumble the mincemeat. Stir to evenly distribute.

Stir in egg, butter, vanilla.

At this point this is very dry, I always incorporate by hand so all the dry flour is mixed in and buttery.

Roll dough into 1 ¼ inch balls, place on cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Place cookies 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Just till edge of cookie starts to brown up.