Easy Old Fashioned Hermit Cookies Recipes

HERMIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until soft & fluffy. Add the eggs and mix well. Slowly add the coffee and mix well.
• Add the dry ingredients and stir until completely incorporated.
• Fold in the raisins and nuts.
• Cover the bowl and refrigerate. Chill for at least 1 hour, longer okay.
• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease baking sheets, or line with a sheet of parchment paper.
• Drop the dough by Tablespoons onto prepared sheet pan.
• Flatten the dough slightly with the palm of hand.
• Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown and set on top.
• Cool on wire rack.

EASY OLD FASHIONED HERMIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a standing mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and beat until mixture is pale and thick - about 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Incorporate raisins, dates and nuts (depending on your mixer, you may have to do this part by hand with a wooden spoon).
• Drop cookies by tablespoonfuls onto a well-greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart (you will have to do batches). Bake 10-12 minutes, until edges are set but centres still appear moist. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

HERMITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cover raisins with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside. , Whisk together next 6 ingredients. In another bowl, combine molasses, butter, egg white and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins (batter will be wet)., Divide batter in half; spread each half (wetting hands, if necessary) into a 12x2-in. rectangle 2 in. apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until edges are lightly browned and set, 10-15 minutes., Transfer rectangles to a cutting board; with a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1-1/2-in. bars. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

HERMIT BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the molasses and egg. Dissolve the baking soda in warm coffee; stir into the molasses mixture. Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon and cloves; Gradually stir into the batter. Mix in raisins. Form dough into 4 long strips lengthwise on the cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheets then cut each strip into 2 inch bars while still warm.