Hermit Cookies

Name: Hermit Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 41 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4½ Cups Cake Flour (sifted); 2½ teaspoons Baking Powder; 1 teaspoon Salt; ½ teaspoon Baking Soda; 1 teaspoon Cinnamon; ½ teaspoon Allspice; 1 Cup Shortening; 2 Cups Brown Sugar; 1 Cup Milk; 2 Eggs (beaten); 1 Cup Walnuts (chopped); 1 Cup Raisins

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:16min

These soft, spiced hermit cookies come straight from a 1940s cookbook, packed with warm cinnamon, allspice, brown sugar, raisins, and nuts. Unlike crisp cookies, these bake up cakey and tender, and they actually taste even better a day or two after baking. This old fashioned hermit cookies recipe is a genuine vintage find, easy to make with pantry staples you probably already have on hand.

Updated at: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:48:35 GMT