Hermit Cookies Recipe
Rich molasses, fruity raisins, and cozy spices add the most comforting flavor to these traditional hermit cookie bars!
Servings: 24 cookies
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Hand Mixer
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter 113g, room temperature (1 stick)
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200g
- ⅓ cup unsulphured molasses 113g
- 2 large eggs 100g, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 4g
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour 300g
- 1 tsp baking powder 4g
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup raisins 150g
- 1 cup powdered sugar for glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Use a hand mixer to cream the butter, sugar, and molasses together.½ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup unsulphured molasses
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.2 large eggs, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together.2½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp kosher salt, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients as you beat the mixture on low.
- Mix in the raisins.1 cup raisins
- Divide the dough into 2 sections (about 494 grams each), and form each section into a log about 12 inches long.
- Place the logs lengthwise on a large baking sheet. Then, flatten the logs to about ¾-inch thickness.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the logs are puffed up and have slight cracks in the middle.
- Let cool before slicing into rectangles on the diagonal.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 141IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg