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Hermit Cookies
These spicy, raisin and date filled hermit cookies are an old-fashioned favorite for a reason!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 142 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup Cold black coffee or sour milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Dry Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Fruit Add-Ins
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped dates
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. You will have to bake in batches.
- Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, cream together the butter and the sugar. Beat in the egg completely, then add the coffee or sour milk and the vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, then on low-speed beat until the ingredients are combined completely.
- Stir in the raisins and dates by hand until mixed throughout the batter.
- Drop by tablespoonful onto a cookie sheet. If you want them flatter, slightly press them down.
- Bake in the oven until lightly browned and the edges are set. Remove and cool on the baking sheets completely.
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Notes
- Coffee gives these a darker flavor and is my favorite way to make them instead of the sour milk
- These are best baked until the edges are browned and the middle just set. Overbaking them will make them hard.
- Storing them in a closed container between sheets of parchment makes sure they retain their soft texture.
Nutrition Information
Calories
142kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.001g
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
124mg
(5%)
Potassium
138mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
184IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 142kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 124mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 138mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 184IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.