Hermits II

This cookie recipe for molasses cookies with allspice, cinnamon, raisins, and walnuts dates back to colonial New England.

• Calories: 176 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 egg whites
• ½ cup molasses
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, cream the sugar and butter until light yellow and fluffy. Add the molasses, egg whites, and egg; beat well.

Step 3

Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture until flour disappears. Fold in raisins and nuts.

Step 4

Drop by tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 8-9 minutes. Lightly sift confectioners' sugar over if you like.