Mince pie cookies

Love mince pies? Be sure to add these festive biscuits to your Christmas baking list, combining cookies with mincemeat, dark chocolate and cinnamon flavours

Prep:15 mins
Cook:12 mins
Serves 12
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 258
fat 14g
saturates 8g
carbs 27g
sugars 0g
fibre 2g
protein 3g
salt 0.4g

Ingredients

120g salted butter, softened
75g golden caster sugar
1 medium egg
1tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp (about 100g) mincemeat (vegetarian, if needed)
180g plain flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp cinnamon
150g dark chocolate, broken into chunks

Method

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line two baking sheets with baking parchment. Beat the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla. Stir in the mincemeat until combined, then the flour, bicarb, cinnamon, chocolate and ¼ tsp salt.
Scoop tablespoons of the mixture onto the sheets, leaving space between each for spreading. Bake for 10-12 mins, or until firm at the edges but soft in the middle – they will firm up a little as they cool. Leave to cool on the sheets slightly before eating warm, or transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.