Mincemeat Cookies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup shortening, margarine, or butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 each egg, well beaten

2 3/4 cup flour, sifted

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup milk, or cream, sour

1/2 cup mincemeat

Cream together shortening, sugar and vanilla.

Beat until fluffy.

Add the well beaten egg.

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the sour milk/cream.

Chill batter and divide.

Cut on lightly floured board with a 2 inch cutter.

Put together in pairs, moisten the undercrust with egg and use 1 1/2 tsp. of mincemeat as filling on each cookie.

Pinch edges together and put on a greased cookie sheet and bake in hot oven 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes.