Hermits II
Description
This cookie recipe for molasses cookies with allspice, cinnamon, raisins, and walnuts dates back to colonial New England.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup molasses
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2 egg whites
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1 egg
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1/2 cup raisins
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1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, cream the sugar and butter until light yellow and fluffy. Add the molasses, egg whites, and egg; beat well.
3
Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture until flour disappears. Fold in raisins and nuts.
4
Drop by tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 8-9 minutes. Lightly sift confectioners' sugar over if you like.