Easy Old Fashioned Hermit Cookies
Truly the best and most soft Hermit cookies recipe. These were Grandma's most favourite cookies - a New England classic with warm spices, nuts and dried fruit. A true old fashioned classic.
Servings: 48
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp allspice
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- 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.
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Notes
PREP THE PANS: Because they haven't got a lot of butter, it's really important to prep your baking sheets or they will stick - parchment paper is ideal: easiest removal, practically no cleanup, no need for extra fat. Otherwise, just grease 'em well
HOW TO STORE: Keep Hermit Cookies in an airtight container (up to 10 days) or freeze on a flat surface then transfer to freezer bags to store up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.
PRO TIP: Toast the nuts for a bit in the preheating oven for even more amazing flavour.
Nutrition
Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.4mg