Hermit Cookies

Name: Hermit Cookies
Yield: Makes about 20 cookies
Cuisine: New England
Ingredients: 1 cup, raisins; 2 tablespoons, crystallized ginger, finely chopped (see note); 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, ground allspice; 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 3/4 cup packed (5¼ ounces/149 grams), dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup, molasses (see note); 2 large, eggs; 3/4 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons, orange juice

Desserts or Baked Goods
New England
Cookies
Lost Recipes

Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2008

Most versions of this old-fashioned cookie bake up rock-hard and overly spiced. Our recipe revives this New England specialty to what it should be: soft and chewy, with a perfect balance of sugar and spice.

SERVES Makes about 20 cookies

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1½ hours chilling and 20 minutes cooling

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