Spiced Mincemeat Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon molasses
2 cups mincemeat pie filling
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Cream together brown sugar, shortening, vanilla and molasses.
Add in egg and mincemeat and mix well. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and spices, and stir into mincemeat mixture.
Chill cookie dough for 30 minutes.
Drop onto cookie sheet and bake 8 - 12 minutes.