Hermits

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Servings: About 4 Dozen Cookies

Ingredients: 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 cup margarine or butter, softened 1/4 cup cold coffee 1 egg 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, or self-rising flour* 1 1/4 cups raisins 3/4 cup chopped nuts

Instructions: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix brown sugar, shortening, margarine, coffee, egg, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, about 8-10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Let cool on rack completely. *If using self-sising flour, omit baking soda and salt. Variations: Bran Hermits: Omit nuts. Stir in 1 1/4 cups whole bran cereal with the remaining ingredients. Mincemeat Hermits: Stir in 1 cup mincemeat.

Source: Sid Clark

Submitted By: Sid Clark

Date: May 2, 2002

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