Hermits (Nut Free)
Ingredients
- 1 cup hard margarine, softened (or butter) ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed ⓘ
- 3 large eggs ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
- 3 cups whole wheat flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice ⓘ
- 1 cup raisins ⓘ
- 1 cup pitted dates, chopped ⓘ
- 2/3 cup Post Grape-Nuts cereal ⓘ
Instructions
- Cream butter and brown sugar in large bowl. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Beat until smooth.
- Combine next 7 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add to butter mixture in 3 additions, mixing well after each addition until no dry flour remains.
- Add remaining 3 ingredients. Mix well. Drop, using 1 1/2 tbsp for each, about 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in 375 F oven for 6-8 minutes until golden. Let stand for 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1059
kcal
53% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).