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Molasses hermits

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Ingredients:
3/4 cupPacked brown sugar
1/3 cupShortening
1/4 cupMargarine or butter
-softened
1/4 cupMolasses
1/4 cupCold coffee
1 Egg
1/2 tspBaking soda
1/2 tspSalt
1/2 tspGround cinnamon
1/2 tspGround nutmeg
1 3/4 cupAll-purpose flour*
1 1/4 cupRaisins
3/4 cupChopped nuts
*if using self-rising flour
--- omit
Baking soda and salt.
Procedures:
1Recipe by: betty crocker"s cookbook heat oven to 375 degrees.
2Mix brown sugar, shortening, margarine, coffee, molasses, egg, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3Stir in remaining ingredients.
4Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
5Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched; cool.
6About 4 dozen cookies; 90 calories per cookie.