Christmas Hermits Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup butter, soft
3 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
4 tbsp milk
3 tsp baking powder
6 cup flour
2 cup seedless raisins
2 cup currants
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup nutmeats, chopped
1 tsp cinnamon
1 grated orange rind
Recipe
Preparation
Cream butter and sugar. Add milk and eggs. Sift powder with 3 cups
flour, add to creamed mix, Mix well. Add raisins, currants, nutmeats
and orange rind. Mix well. Sift spices with remaining flour. Add to
creamed mix and blend well. Drop by rounded teaspoonsful 1 to 1-1/2
inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 degree F. oven
for 20 minutes, or until light brown. Cool on wire rack. Store in
airtight container. Makes about 10 dozen cookies.
From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com,
juphelps@delphi.com, or jphelps@best.com
Servings:
10
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