Hermits Recipes

Ingredients :

1 cup shortening

2 cups brown sugar, packed

4 eggs

1/4 cup strong cold coffee

2 cups seedless raisins

1 cup chopped nuts

4 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1.5 tsp nutmeg

Method :

Heat oven to 375F (190C). Grease cookie sheets. Combine shortening, sugar and eggs and beat until fluffy. Stir in coffee, raisins and nuts. Sift flour, salt, baking soda and nutmeg together into first mixture and stir to blend. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set.

Makes about 9 dozen

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