Spiced Mincemeat Squares
Submitted by xenaBMW
Chewy, warmly spiced mincemeat squares with cinnamon, nutmeg, and bran, drizzled with a sweet confectioners’ sugar glaze. A cozy holiday baking treat that makes 16 shareable squares.
YIELD
16 servingsPREP
15 minCOOK
25 minREADY
40 minThese old-fashioned mincemeat squares are the kind of recipe your grandmother kept tucked in a recipe box, scrawled on an index card with flour-dusted fingerprints.
Brown sugar and warm spices mingle with prepared mincemeat and hearty bran for a bar cookie that’s chewy, fragrant, and deeply satisfying.
A simple confectioners’ sugar glaze drizzled on top adds just enough sweetness to tie it all together.
They bake up quickly in a 9×9 pan and keep beautifully in an airtight container, making them ideal for holiday cookie swaps or afternoon tea.
Pro Tips
- Use quality prepared mincemeat from a jar or make your own. The filling is the star here, so it matters.
- Don’t overbake. Pull them when a knife comes out clean but the center still looks slightly soft. They firm up as they cool.
- Let them cool completely before glazing and cutting. Warm squares crumble, and the glaze will just slide off.
Ingredients
Directions
In small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda; set aside.
In medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat margarine and brown sugar until creamy.
Beat in egg. Add flour mixture, mincemeat and bran.
Spread into greased 9×9” baking pan. Bake at 400’F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack.
Drizzle with Confectioners’ Sugar Glaze.
Cut into 2¼ inch squares.
Store in airtight container.
Makes 16 squares.
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