Hermits II recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup molasses
2 egg whites
1 egg
½ cup raisins
⅓ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

176.1 calories
carbohydrate: 26.6 g
cholesterol: 23.9 mg
fat: 7 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 3.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 120.5 mg
sugar: 13.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, cream the sugar and butter until light yellow and fluffy. Add the molasses, egg whites, and egg, beat well.

  3. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture until flour disappears. Fold in raisins and nuts.

  4. Drop by tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 8-9 minutes. Lightly sift confectioners' sugar over if you like.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

This recipe dates back to colonial New England.

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