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12 Days of Christmas-Holly Hermits

Tara Noland
A spicy, fruity, satisfying cookie!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Inactive Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 8 dozen cookies
Calories 74 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cold coffee
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 1 1/4 cup walnuts rough chopped

Instructions
 

  • Soak raisins in the hot water and rum for at least 1/2 hour stirring occasionally. Drain.
  • In a stand-up mixer with a paddle attachment cream shortening and sugar together.
  • Add eggs. Stir in coffee. Stir the flour, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon together and incorporate it into the shortening mixture.
  • Remove the bowl from the stand-up mixer and fold in the nuts and raisins.
  • Chill dough for 1 hour at least.
  • Heat oven to 400F. Drop tsp. of dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and place 2" apart.
  • Bake for 8-10 min. or until golden brown. Cool on cookie racks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 74kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 41mgSugar: 6g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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