My mother Edna made these.
They were her favorite cookies, and we ALL loved them.
They are great for the holidays !!!
Hermits (great cookies)
2 Eggs
1 1/2 Cup Sugar (substitute 1/2 cup of brown sugar/1 cup of white sugar if you wish)
2/3 cup Oil
1 Tablespoon Syrup (any maple, Log Cabin, Ala-Ga, your favorite)
2 Tablespoons Orange Marmalade
1 Teaspoon Baking SODA dissolved in 1 Tablespoon Water
Cream the eggs, sugar and oil, add the syrup and Marmalade
3 Cups Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
1/2 Teaspoon Allspice
1/2 Teaspoon Ginger
1 Cup seedless Raisins
1 Cup chopped nuts (Walnuts/Pecans, can be mixed)
Mix together the above DRY
Then fold in the eggs, etc from above, mix well.
Drop with a teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets and bake at 375 F (350 if you have a convection oven) until medium brown (about 12 minutes).
Yield 2 or 3 dozen (depending on size of cookie).
I have a small scoop, about the size of a melon ball, that I got at a restaurant supply. Using that, I get 3 dozen cookies out of a single recipe.
This is a very old recipe, some say dating back to the 14th century. The Orange Marmalade and Allspice give it the unique flavor.
Enjoy !!
Edna Garren at her 95th birthday party