Description
jamie oliver mincemeat cookies blend British holiday traditions with sweet, crumbly pastry. Festive spices and rich fruit mingle in each delightful bite you’ll savor during Christmas celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) prepared mincemeat pie filling
- 1 cup (227 g) butter
- 1 ½ cups (330 g) packed brown sugar
- 3 ¼ cups (406 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ tsps (7.5 ml) baking soda
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper, creating an ideal surface for cookie baking.
- Creaming: Blend brown sugar and softened butter using an electric mixer until the mixture transforms into a light, airy consistency with a pale appearance.
- Binding: Mix in the egg thoroughly, creating a smooth, homogeneous base for the cookie dough.
- Flavor Incorporation: Gently fold the prepared meat mixture into the batter, ensuring uniform distribution of ingredients.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together, eliminating potential clumps and ensuring even mixing.
- Dough Formation: Gradually combine dry ingredients with the meat mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough develops without excessive manipulation.
- Portioning and Spacing: Deposit rounded dough portions onto prepared baking sheets, maintaining adequate separation to allow for expansion during baking.
- Baking Process: Slide cookies into the preheated oven and bake for 7-10 minutes, watching for edges to turn a delicate golden brown, indicating perfect doneness.
- Cooling: Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack, enabling complete cooling and optimal texture development.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Use room temperature butter for smooth, even mixing and better cookie texture.
- Avoid Overmixing Dough: Stir dry ingredients just until combined to prevent tough, dense cookies.
- Baking Time Precision: Watch cookies closely during last 2-3 minutes to prevent burning, as they brown quickly.
- Cooling Technique: Let cookies rest briefly on baking sheet to set structure before transferring to wire rack.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg