Hermit Cookies

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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

Hermit Cookies

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A New England specialty, hermits are a chewy raisin-molasses-spice cookie with a sweet glaze. We had fond memories of these cookies, but most recipes we tried baked up more hard and dry than soft, were peppered with tough raisins, and taste...

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