About the bake
If you are a fan of the humble Mince Pie then you are going to love these. Soft chewy festive spiced cookies with all of your favourite flavours of mincemeat - what's not to love?
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 170°C (gas mark 3) and line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment.Step 2:
Cream together the butter and both sugars until pale then add the egg and mix together well.Step 3:
Sift in the flour, spices, salt and bicarbonate of soda and add to the butter sugar mixture and mix thoroughly until a dough forms, then stir in the sultanas and candied peel.
Step 4:
Break off pieces about 1 tablespoon in size and roll into balls.Step 5:
Place these on the baking sheet leaving about 5cm space in between them to allow for them spreading out during baking.Step 6:
Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cookies are light golden brown.Step 7:
Leave to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Ingredients
- 135g Unsalted butter (softened)
- 80g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 190g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 100g Sultanas or raisins
- 80g Candied peel (lemon/orange)
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
- 80g Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 1 Free range large eggs
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
Utensils
- Baking sheet
- Mixing bowl
- Sieve
- Wire cooling rack
Nutritional Information
per 52g- 243cal Energy
- 10g Fat
- 6.1g of which Saturates
- 35g Carbohydrates
- 22g of which Sugars
- 2.6g Protein
- 0.44g Salt
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Ingredients
- 135g Unsalted butter (softened)
- 80g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 190g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 100g Sultanas or raisins
- 80g Candied peel (lemon/orange)
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
- 80g Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 1 Free range large eggs
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
Utensils
- Baking sheet
- Mixing bowl
- Sieve
- Wire cooling rack
Nutritional Information
per 52g- 243cal Energy
- 10g Fat
- 6.1g of which Saturates
- 35g Carbohydrates
- 22g of which Sugars
- 2.6g Protein
- 0.44g Salt