Down East Hermits
Created by MimiMaine on November 21, 2011
- Servings: 40
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 8-10m
- Recipe #7219
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening, soft (Crisco)
- 2 cups brown sugar (light)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup coffee, brewed (cold)
- 3 1/2 cups white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 1/4 cup walnuts (chopped)
How to Make
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Step 1: Mix shortening, brown sugar, and eggs thoroughly; blend in cold coffee.
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Step 2: Mix in rest of ingredients well and then the raisins and walnuts; mix well.
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Step 3: Chill 1 hour; drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
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Step 4: Bake at 400 degrees for about 8-10 minutes or till set--just until touched lightly with fingertip, almost no imprint remains--don't overbake.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (45.5 g)
- Calories 181.3
- Total Fat - 8.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.5 g
- Cholesterol - 8.2 mg
- Sodium - 96.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
- Sugars - 10.1 g
- Protein - 2.5 g
- Calcium - 12.1 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg