Healthy Hermits

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: 25 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups white flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups oatmeal
• 1  cup  chopped apple
• 1  cup  chopped  dried apricots or 1  cup raisins
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts
• 1⁄2 cup  nonfat dry milk powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon 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!