Brown Sugar Spiced Hermits

Great hermits anytime of year. If you want to spruce them up for holidays add candied lemon peel.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 60

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup raisins
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped  nuts
• 2  cups flour
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  lemon extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon mace
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven 350 degreees F.
2. Grease cookie sheets.
3. Dust raisins and nuts in 1/4 cup flour.
4. Cream butter and sugar.
5. Add salt, eggs, lemon extract and sour cream.
6. Sift flour and the rest of the dry ingredients into creamed mixture and mix well.
7. Add nuts and raisins and stir.
8. Drop by teaspoonsful onto cookie sheets.
9. Bake 10 minutes.