Spicy Hermit Cookies - Hermits

• 4 tbsp (60 ml) butter (at room temperature)
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup (225 ml) sifted cake flour
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking powder
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) allspice
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) nutmeg
• 1 cup (225 ml) currants or chopped raisins
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped walnuts or almonds

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.) F.
2. Cream the butter using an electric mixer.
3. Beat in the brown sugar and egg.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, allspice, ginger and nutmeg.
5. Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients.
6. Fold in the currants or raisins and nuts and blend well.
7. Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
8. Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees (175 C.) F.

butter, brown sugar, egg, cake flour, baking powder, allspice, ground ginger, nutmeg, currants, walnuts

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000809 (may not work)