These make an amazing alternative to mince pies this time of year. Although if you are like me and you can’t eat enough mince pies – these make a fantastic addition to your mince pie feasting!

These do not require rolling out and or chilling.

This recipe makes about 20-22 soft delicious cookies.

You Will Need:

• 350g Plain flour
• 100g Butter
• 175g Caster Sugar
• ½ tsp Cinnamon
• 1tsp Mixed spice
• 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda
• 1 egg
• 4 tbsp (about 100g) Golden syrup

Filling:

• About 275g Mincemeat (I used my own, however your favourite mincemeat will be excellent too)

Optional:

• Icing sugar for dusting

Method:

• Put all the ingredients (except the mincemeat) into a large bowl and mix well until you have a ball of dough, I use the dough hook on my stand mixer. This is also a great time to get your hands in!
• Let the dough rest while you line 2 baking sheets and pre heat the oven to 170degrees
• Divide the dough into 20-22 small balls.

• Press each ball flat in the palm of your hand.

• Put a spoonful of mincemeat into the centre of the flattened ball then pinch the sides together to enclose the mincemeat in the cookie reshape into a round and place on your baking tray and repeat until your tray is full (I usually bake 6 at a time)

• Do try and seal up any large cracks in the raw cookie so the filling doesn’t ooze out, this cookie dough is quite forgiving with the smaller cracks and holes.
• Bake for 10-15mins or until golden.
• Allow to cool for 5mins before transferring to a cooling rack.
• Repeat with the remainder of the cookies.
• Once cooled completely, dust with icing sugar and enjoy!