Best Old Fashioned Hermits Recipes

HERMITS

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Dress up a cookie plate with these old-fashioned spice bars full of raisins, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and nuts. Then dip the chewy treats in coffee or hot cocoa on frosty days. It's said the cookies are called "hermits" because you can hide them out of sight, just like hermits, for days. They'll be just as good-maybe even better as the flavors blend and develop! -Jeri Tirmenstein, Apache Junction, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 14 cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/3 cup raisins
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup molasses
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 large egg white or 2 tablespoons egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup chopped walnuts

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 87mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

OLD FASHIONED HERMITS

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I will choose raisins over chocolate every time! Add some nuts and spices and you've got Hermits. YUM!

Provided by Diane Atherton

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/4 c butter, room temperature
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
3 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/4 c molasses
1/4 c water
1 c chopped nuts
1 c raisins

Steps:

1. Cream the butter and sugar, add the egg and beat well.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger.
3. Mix together the molasses and water.
4. Add alternately to creamed mixture, fold in raisins and chopped nuts.
5. Batter will be quite thick.
6. Spread out on floured surface and cut into shape.
7. Bake on cookie sheet 20 minutes at 375 degrees.

OLD HERMIT CAKE

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This recipe is over 100 years old and it tastes like hermit cookies. Use only butter in this recipe.

Provided by Carol

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
3 cups packed brown sugar
6 eggs
1 lemon, juiced
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups dates, pitted and chopped
3 cups chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
Cream butter and sugar together well. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in lemon juice and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients. Stir well.
Turn into greased and floured 10 inch angel food tube pan. Bake in oven for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 848 calories, Carbohydrate 105.8 g, Cholesterol 149.4 mg, Fat 45.3 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 11.9 g, SaturatedFat 18.9 g, Sodium 413.1 mg, Sugar 66.8 g

HERMIT BARS

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Rich with molasses, hermit bars are spicy, old-fashioned treats that keep for days. Martha made this recipe on episode 706 of Martha Bakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
3/4 cup raisins

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter an 8-by-8-by-2-inch pan and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang. Butter parchment; set pan aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg; beat until combined, scraping down sides of bowl once. Add molasses; beat until combined and scrape down sides of bowl. Add the flour mixture and raisins; beat on low until dough just comes together, about 1 minute. Press dough into prepared pan. Bake until golden but still very soft to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into bars. Hermit bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.