Rose's Hermits

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup cold black coffee
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups chopped raisins
• 1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cream together shortening, brown sugar, and eggs.
• 3 stir in coffee.
• 4 sift together and stir in flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
• 5 mix raisins and walnuts into the dough.
• 6 chill at least 1 hour.
• 7 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
• 8 bake at 400 degrees 8-10 minutes, until set, or until when touched lightly almost no imprint remains.
• 9 do not overbake.