Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Cream together brown sugar and shortening. Add in egg and mincemeat and mix well. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda and stir into mincemeat mixture. Drop onto cookie sheet and bake 7 - 10 minutes. This old-fashioned favorite is crispy and chewy with a candy-coated surprise.
Add in egg and mincemeat and mix well. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda and stir into mincemeat mixture. Drop onto cookie sheet and bake 7 - 10 minutes. 315 calories; protein 2.7g; carbohydrates 49.3g; fat 12.7g; cholesterol 10.3mg; sodium 215.4mg.
Mincemeat is obviously the key element of mince pies. But many low-carb recipes for mincemeat involve a lot of berries and nuts, which means… extra carbs. So to stay within my target maximum, I’ve ingeniously (hahaha – as if…) used a secret ingredient: zucchini.
The Secret Ingredient that makes my Low Carb Christmas Mince Pies VERY Low Carb. Mincemeat is obviously the key element of mince pies. But many low-carb recipes for mincemeat involve a lot of berries and nuts, which means… extra carbs.