SPICY
MINCEMEAT BARS
(Yield: 4 dozen)
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
2¼ cups self-rising flour
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
2 cups prepared mincemeat
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan
with non-stick vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in
flour and spices. Stir in mincemeat, pecans, oats, and vanilla until
well blended. Spoon into prepared jelly-roll pan; smooth the top.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan
on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
 
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