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Bess Truman's Hermits Cookies

Here's how you make Bess Truman's Hermits Cookies
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  • Servings: 30
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 30 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup shortening, generous
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups flour ,sifted 3x
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoons baking soda, scant
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 teaspoon allspice, large
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon, large
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350

  • Step 2: Cream the sugar and shortening

  • Step 3: Add eggs one at a time blending

  • Step 4: In another bowl sift the dry ingredients 3 times

  • Step 5: She said add the baking soda to buttermilk but i would just add with dry ingredients

  • Step 6: Add nuts and raisins to dry ingredients

  • Step 7: Add buttermilk alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture

  • Step 8: Drop by teaspoonfuls onto pam sprayed cookie sheet

  • Step 9: Bake 25 minutes until lightly browned

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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