Hermit Cookies
Hermit Cookies are soft, chewy, small, addicting bites! Packed with warm spices, fruit and nuts, these no chill cookies will have you feeling cozy in no time.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg well beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup walnuts chopped
- ½ cup dates chopped, not packed
- 1 ½ cups raisins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the brown sugar, shortening, and butter until light.
- Turn the mixer up and add the egg and vanilla. Beat well. Add the buttermilk, beat well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the spices, salt, baking soda, and flour.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. I usually do 4-5 additions, scraping down the bowl as necessary.
- Fold in the nuts, dates, and raisins either with the mixer or with a wooden spoon.
- Drop the cookies onto the prepared cookie sheet from a tablespoon or a cookie scoop.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10-13 minutes. The cookies are done when the center has a slight indentation when touched.
- Completely cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Yield - 24 cookies
Flavor Tips - Allspice and cloves develop over time, so if you abhor those spices, I recommend omitting them and adding ginger or more cinnamon.
Technique - If your gluten develops too much, your cookies turn out tough. So, we want to slowly add our flour mixture in a continuous manner until it is just incorporated.
Storage - Store baked cookies in a sealed container for 3 days at room temperature, up to 10 days refrigerated or up to 1 month baked and frozen.
Nutrition
Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg