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Whole Wheat Hermit Cookies
Classic hermit cookies made with whole wheat flour, loaded with raisins and dates for a delicious, chewy cookie!
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Servings: 24
Calories: 139kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup cold black coffee or sour milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Dry Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Fruit Add-Ins
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped dates
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. You will have to bake in batches.
- Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, cream together the butter and the sugar. Beat in the egg completely, then add the coffee or sour milk and the vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, then on low-speed beat until the ingredients are combined completely.
- Stir in the raisins and dates by hand until mixed throughout the batter.
- Drop by tablespoonful onto a cookie sheet. If you want them flatter, slightly press them down.
- Bake in the oven until lightly browned and the edges are set. Remove and cool on the baking sheets completely.
Notes
- Make sure to slightly underbake these cookies or they will dry out.
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
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Michael Spring says
Excellent!! I added a few nuts and chocolate chips.
NM says
Do the milk and egg get added with the creamed sugar and butter?
NM says
Do the milk and egg get added with the creamed sugar and butter?
**Update: I added the lightly beaten egg and sour milk to the creamed sugar mixture (beating well) then proceeded with the rest of the directions. Delicious!
…and I couldn’t help myself: I added some hemp seed to up the nutritional value for packing into my little one’s school lunch