Healthy Hermits

Submitted by Elly in Canada

"Tasty hermits made yummy with chopped apple, dried apricots or raisins. This batter is quite thick and I spread the cookies slightly after dropping on the baking sheet. A tiny old clipping from a newspaper posted for safe keeping, My kids loved these little hermit cookies!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 48 cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 118.29 ml margarine
• 236.59 ml brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 354.88 ml white flour
• 354.88 ml whole wheat flour
• 354.88 ml oatmeal
• 236.59 ml chopped apple
• 236.59 ml chopped dried apricots or 236.59 ml raisins
• 236.59 ml chopped nuts
• 118.29 ml nonfat dry milk powder
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 4.92 ml salt
• 4.92 ml cinnamon
• 2.46 ml ground cloves
• 2.46 ml ground nutmeg

directions

1. Heat over to 375 degrees and grease baking sheets.
2. Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs and beat well.
3. Stir in flour, oatmeal and spices.
4. Add apple, fruit, nuts and milk powder and stir mixture until combined.
5. Drop by tablespoon onto baking sheets, spreading lightly.
6. Bake for approximately 10 - 12 minutes, depends on your oven.
7. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Barefoot Beachcomber]

Oh, these taste like my childhood! I had forgotten how good spiced cookies are; and with apples and raisins, so yum. The cloves makes my taste buds take notice. I made them as written except for the one cup of apple turned into one apple, chopped. It was a big one!<br/>Had my neighbour over for coffee this afternoon and these cookies hit the spot with her too, and now she has the recipe. Thanks Elly! <br/>BB

 

[UT Theta Chef]

I was a little unsure about that much cloves & nutmeg but it was very good. I think I would have given it 5 stars if the salt was less. I will be making this again but with 1/2 the salt. Thanks for posting, it's a keeper!