Hermits

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: The New York Times Heritage Cookbook

Categories: cookies

Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsp. butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1cup sifted cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. allspice
  • 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup chopped raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped nuts

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter. Beat in sugar and egg.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, allspice, ginger and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture. Fold in raisins and nuts. Blend well.
  4. Drop by teaspoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes.
  5. makes about 2 dozen cookies

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