Hermits
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 1/4 cups bread flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup shortening, melted
- Additional raisins
- Combine sugar and beaten egg in a large mixing bowl, beating well. Stir in flavorings and 1/2 cup raisins.
- Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves in a small mixing bowl; add to sugar mixture, stirring well. Stir in shortening.
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets; press a raisin in center of each cookie. Bake at 350u0b0 for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets, and cool on wire racks.
brown sugar, egg, lemon extract, vanilla, raisins, bread flour, salt, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, shortening, raisins
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hermits (may not work)