Frosted Mincemeat Bars Food

MINCEMEAT SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/325F and spray an 8x8 inch square pan with cooking spray. Cut two strips of grease proof paper, long enough to go across the pan and have hangover on the edge to lift out the bars. Place one strip across the pan, side to side, and the other across the other way, top to bottom.
• Place the butter and sugars into a large bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Around 2 minutes on medium-high speed.
• Scrape down the sides as necessary and add the allspice, salt, cornflour and flour. Mix on low speed until the mixture starts to come together, then turn the speed up to medium and mix until one lump of dough forms and comes away from the sides.
• Place 3/4 of the shortbread mixture into your prepared pan and press into an even layer. I use the bottom of a measuring cup sprayed with cooking spray. Once spread, place in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until it's puffed up and is just set around the edges.
• Gently spread the mincemeat over the shortbread, if your mincemeat is stiff, place in a small bowl and then microwave for 30 seconds to soften.
• Once you've spread the mincemeat, take the remaining shortbread dough and crumble it over the mincemeat. It's totally fine if the mincemeat isn't completely covered. In fact, it makes them look better to have bits of mincemeat peeking through.
• Place in the oven for 27-32 minutes, until the top is lightly golden and the mincemeat is bubbling.
• Leave the bars to cool completely in the pan and then gently lift and transfer to a cutting board. Slice into 9-12 bars and dig in.
• Mincemeat Shortbread Bars will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature, for 4 days.

MINCEMEAT COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Line an 8-in. square baking pan with foil; grease foil with butter. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in oil and milk. Reserve 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Spread with mincemeat. Stir pecans into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over top. Bake 30-35 minutes or until topping is golden brown., Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Beat in mincemeat. Stir in chocolate chips., Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until dark golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Freeze option: Freeze cooled bars in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.

MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In large bowl, mix dry ingredients.
• Add the oil and milk, stirring until mixture is well moistened and crumbly.
• Reserving 1 cup of the mixture, press the remainder into 9"x13" baking dish; spread with mince meat.
• Sprinkle evenly with remaining mixture and nuts.
• Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut into bars.
• Store, loosely covered, at room temperature.

FROSTED MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, alternating with sifted dry ingredients.
• Add mincemeat, orange rind and nuts.
• Spread in a well greased 8 x 8 square pan.
• Bake approximately 35 - 40 mins.
• Oven 325.
• If your mincemeat is runny please drain it a little.
• Frosting:.
• 1/4 cup butter.
• 1 egg yolk.
• flavoring of your choice.
• 1-1/3 cups of icing sugar.
• Beat well and frost cold cake.
• Keep cake well covered in fridge.

MINCEMEAT COOKIES WITH COFFEE ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• For dough, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Beat shortening and granulated sugar in a large mixer bowl on medium-high speed 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture just until combined. Stir in mincemenat until well mixed.
• Drop dough by measured tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 10 - 12 minutes, until golden brown. Cool cookies on cookie sheets for 1 minute. Transer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for coffee frosting beat together confectioners sugar, coffee and melted butter in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth.
• Frost each cookie with about a teaspoon of icing. Top each cookie with 1 pecan half.

SPICY MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease 13x9" pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder, soda and cinnamon together, set aside.
• In large bowl cream butter, sugar, molasses and egg till light and fluffy. Blend in brandy and mincemeat, blending well.
• Gradually add flour mixture, mixing till thoroughly blended.
• Fold in raisins and nuts.
• Spread evenly in pan. Bake 25-30 min or till pick inserted in center comes out barely moist. Set on wire rack and cool in pan.

MINCEMEAT & SHORTBREAD SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line the base and sides of a 20cm square tin with baking parchment. Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, 1 tsp of the cinnamon and the cloves together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Stir in the flour and ground rice first with a spoon, then get your hands in and knead to a smooth dough.
• Halve the dough and press one half evenly into the base of the tin. Spread the mincemeat over the top, leaving a 1cm border around the edge. Roll out the remaining dough between 2 sheets of baking parchment to a 20cm square, then slide onto the mincemeat. Seal around the edge with your fingers gently press all over until dimpled, then prick all over the top with a fork.
• Bake for 25-30 mins until lightly golden. Mix the granulated sugar with the remaining 1/4 tsp cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. Cool in the tin before cutting into squares. Will keep for 3 days in an airtight container.

MINCEMEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs. Add mincemeat; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., For the frosting, combine the brown sugar and butter in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 6-8 minutes, stirring twice, or until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Add the confectioners' sugar, cream and extract; beat until smooth. Frost the cookies; top each with a pecan half.

MINCEMEAT COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl.mix well.
• add oil and milk.stirring just until moistened.and crumbly --
• reserve 1 cup of mixture.for topping.
• press remaining mix into 13x9 pan -- which has been coated with spray.
• spread with mincemeant.near but not to edge.sprinkle reserved topping and bake at 400* for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• loosen edge of warm layer with knife.cool.
• then cut into bars.
• store loosely covered at room temperature -- .

EASY FROSTED MINCEMEAT CAKE

Steps:

• Mix 3 eggs in a bowl along with all the extracts (do not need to beat, just mix).
• Empty cake mix into large bowl.
• Add egg mixture and mincemeat.
• Add alcohol if desired.
• Mix thoroughly using mixer or by hand.
• Pour into 9x13 cake pan.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out fairly clean (do not over bake- mincemeat keeps cake moist so use discretion).
• Let cool for 30 minutes and remove from pan.
• Frost and serve.