Mincemeat Cookies With Coffee Icing

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening (i used butter)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/3 cups prepared mincemeat
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons cold brewed coffee
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 96 pecan halves, toasted

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 meanwhile, for coffee frosting beat together confectioners sugar, coffee and melted butter in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth.
• 5 frost each cookie with about a teaspoon of icing. top each cookie with 1 pecan half.