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Walnut hermits

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Ingredients:
1 cupShortening or butter
2 cupBrown sugar
2 Eggs
3 1/2 cupAll-purpose flour
1 tspBaking powder
1 tspBaking soda
1/2 tspSalt
2 tspCinnamon
1 tspNutmeg
1/2 cupSour cream or buttermilk
1 cupChopped walnuts
2 cupRaisins
1 cupChopped dates
Whole walnuts
Procedures:
1A simple cookie that goes well with a cold glass of milk.
2preheat oven to 350?
3in a large bowl, blend together shortening or butter and brown sugar.
4Beat in eggs.
5Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
6Add spices.
7Stir in sour cream or buttermilk, then add walnuts, raisins and dates.
8Stir well.
9drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
10Top each cookie with a whole walnut.
11Bake 12-15 minutes at 350?
12Remove to a wire rack to cool.
13yield: 6 dozen.
14Louise durman, food editor, the news-sentinel, knoxville, tn
15randy shearer