B.C.H. Hermits

• 2 c. light brown sugar
• 3/4 c. Crisco
• 1/4 c. molasses
• 2 1/2 (3 small or 2 jumbo) eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 c. raisins
• 1 c. chopped walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 360u0b0.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together and set aside.
3. Cream Crisco and brown sugar together then add molasses, eggs and vanilla and mix well. Mix in the dry ingredients and add the raisins and nuts.
4. Shape into flattened logs (2 to a cookie sheet) and bake for 5 to 8 minutes.
5. Cool slightly then cut each log to form bars.
6. (To make things easier I put the dough into a large pastry bag without a decorating tip to form the logs and I cut the bars with a pizza wheel.
7. I also undercook slightly to get a chewier cookie.)

light brown sugar, crisco, molasses, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, raisins, walnuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=436450 (may not work)