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Walnut Hermits

Recipe name:
Walnut Hermits

Recipe category:
Cookies

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Recipe details:

1 c Shortening or butter 2 c Brown sugar 2 Eggs 3 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Nutmeg 1/2 c Sour cream or buttermilk 1 c Chopped walnuts 2 c Raisins 1 c Chopped dates Whole walnuts A simple cookie that goes well with a cold glass of milk. Preheat oven to 350?. In a large bowl, blend together shortening or butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add spices. Stir in sour cream or buttermilk, then add walnuts, raisins and dates. Stir well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Top each cookie with a whole walnut. Bake 12-15 minutes at 350?. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Yield: 6 dozen. Louise Durman, Food Editor, The News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN Randy Shearer

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Walnut Hermits

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