There is nothing like home baking during the holiday season. Crosby Foods are sharing recipes all December-long using Crosby’s Fancy Molasses. Here’s a classic, hermit cookies!
“If you grew up with hermit cookies, you know how good they are! Spiced, chewy and full of molasses flavour. They’re the kind of cookie that tastes like home.”
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned in
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 3/4 cup raisins (or dried cranberries)
Directions
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar. Add the molasses and then the egg.
- Combine well then stir in the dry ingredients.
- When it comes together as a dough add the raisins.
- Divide dough in half and form each piece into a 12” log.
- Place in a parchment lined baking sheet a few inches apart.
- Flatten the logs slightly.
- Bake at 375 F for 18 minutes.
- Start checking them at the 15-minute mark because you don’t want them to get dark around the edges.
- Remove from oven, cool on the pan and cut into strips on the diagonal
Editor’s idea: Add hazelnuts and chocolate chips to the raisin and cranberry options to mix it up.
Source: Weekly Recipes, Crosby Foods
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