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Your favorite baker, Bea, is back! And this time she's making Hermit Cookies, a spiced cookie that dates back to the late 1800s. Bea used to pack these bites of goodness into the lunch bags of her 7 children when they were young and later shipped them off in care packages when they went away to college. Bea adds coffee which bring a little extra depth of flavor to the cookie and a little bit of love which of course is always her secret ingredient.

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Makes 4½ dozen

Ingredients

3½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¾ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups light brown sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
2 eggs
½ cup cold black coffee
1½ cups raisins

How-to

Sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices and set aside
In large bowl or mixer set to medium speed, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until well mixed
At low speed, add coffee slowly.
Slowly add in dry ingredients, about a third at a time
Stir raisins in with a spoon
Cover & refrigerate dough for 45 minutes
Preheat oven to 400°
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, or lightly grease your pan
Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2" apart on sheets. Bake 8 -10 minutes or until hermits are nicely browned. Remove to rack, cool and enjoy!