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Mincemeat Squares
Ingredients
4oz. (½ cup) cream cheese
2¼ cups flour
¾ tsp baking powder
¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
2½ cups mincemeat
Directions
- Let butter and cream cheese rest at room temperature for one hour
- Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt
- Add brown sugar and mix well
- Add butter and cream cheese and use pastry blender to mix well
- Spread half of mixture in a 9inch sqyare pan and pat lightly
- Add mincemeat and spread evenly to with ¼ of edge of pan
- Sprinkle with remaining mixture and pat lightly
- Bake in 350°F oven until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes
- Cut in 3inch quares and serve hot topped with ice cream or whipped cream
- Makes nine servings
- OR cool and cut into 1½ inch squares. Yields about 26 squares