Hermit Cookies Joy Of Baking Food

EASY HERMITS

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, beat margarine or butter with electric mixer for 30 seconds.
• Add half of flour, brown sugar, egg, milk, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
• Beat in remaining flour.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart, onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake in 375 degree oven about 10 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
• Cool cookies on rack.

HERMIT COOKIES W/ RAISINS AND NUTS

Steps:

• Cream shortening; add sugar and eggs one at a time; beat until light.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture.
• Fold in raisins and nuts; mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for about 10 minutes.

HERMIT COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, allspice and ginger in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Beat the butter, brown sugar and molasses together in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla, eggs and orange zest. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix until incorporated. Add the spiced flour mixture and beat until the dough just comes together. Fold in the chocolate chips. Scoop the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and refrigerate on a plate or baking sheet until firm, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, adjust the oven racks to the top and lower third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Arrange the chilled dough balls about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the tops of the hermits are no longer glossy and the edges are firm, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes and then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze: While the cookies cool, mix the confectioners' sugar, egg whites and vanilla seeds in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until smooth and shiny.
• Transfer the glaze to a piping bag and pipe stripes onto the cooled hermits. Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

HERMIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix brown sugar, margarine, shortening, coffee, egg, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Stir in remainingingredients.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet.

HERMIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, raisins and nuts in a bowl. Cream 2 cups sugar, margarine and eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses. Add the flour mixture and mix well. Chill, covered, for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 325*F.
• Shape the dough into fingersize pieces. Roll in sugar. Arrange on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 7 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

HERMITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cover raisins with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside. , Whisk together next 6 ingredients. In another bowl, combine molasses, butter, egg white and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins (batter will be wet)., Divide batter in half; spread each half (wetting hands, if necessary) into a 12x2-in. rectangle 2 in. apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until edges are lightly browned and set, 10-15 minutes., Transfer rectangles to a cutting board; with a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1-1/2-in. bars. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

HERMIT COOKIES (DIABETIC)

Steps:

• Cream together shortening and brown sugar replacement.
• Add egg ,beat until light and fluffy.
• Combine flour,baking powder,cinnamon,salt,baking soda,nutmeg and cloves in sifter.
• Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
• Fold in raisins and walnuts.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets,2 to 3 inches apart.
• Bake at 350F for 12 to 15 minutes.