Beaulah's Hermits

Name: Beaulah's Hermits
Ingredients: 1/2 cup lard mixed with butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 each eggs; 1/2 cup molasses; 2 cups flour, all-purpose; 1/4 cup coffee; 1 dash salt; 1/2 teaspoon ginger; 1/2 teaspoon cloves ground; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; 1/2 cup raisins, seedless dredged in flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda

14 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup lard mixed with butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 each eggs
1/2 cup molasses
2 cups flour, all-purpose
1/4 cup coffee
1 dash salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves ground
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup raisins, seedless dredged in flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1

Cream shorteining and sugar.
2

Beat in egg, molasses and coffee.
3

Sift rest of ingredients together and add.
4

Beat well.
5

If needed, add more flour but not too much or cookies will be hard and dry.
6

Two ways to bake: 1) drop by spoonfuls on buttered cooky sheet and bake about 10 minutes at 375F (190C).
7

2) spread in two 9x9 inch cake tins and bake about 12 minutes.
8

While hot sprinkle with brown sugar.
9

Cut in bars.