Scotch Hermits

Name: Scotch Hermits
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine, softened; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 tablespoons milk; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup chopped raisins

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup chopped raisins

Directions

1

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Dissolve soda in milk; set aside.
2

Combine next 5 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in raisins.
3

Spread batter in a greased and waxed-paper lined 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and cut into 2 1/2- x 1-inch bars.
4

Note: Leftover Scotch Hermits may be frozen for later use.