Betty Crocker Hermit Cookies

Name: Betty Crocker Hermit Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, more for greasing; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Pinch ground cloves, optional; 1/4 cup vegetable shortening; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1/4 cup brewed coffee, cold; 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped dates, or raisins; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, or pecans

9 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

I used to make these all the time when I was around 8 years old. One of my top five cookies for sure! This is the old recipe I used to use back in the late 70s. I think I got it from my great grandma's old copy of a Betty Crocker cookbook. I have the remnants of the page I used to make these as a kid and brought it here for others to enjoy as well. Hope you enjoy! Happy baking!

Updated at: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 01:12:49 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories151.5 kcal (8%)

Total Fat6.5 g (9%)

Carbs22.6 g (9%)

Sugars14.4 g (16%)

Protein1.9 g (4%)

Sodium71 mg (4%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

¼ cupunsalted butter

softened, more for greasing

1 ¾ cupsall-purpose flour

½ teaspoonbaking soda

½ teaspoonfine salt

¼ teaspoonground nutmeg

¾ teaspoonground cinnamon

ground cloves

optional

¼ cupvegetable shortening

¼ cupcoffee

1 ½ cupsdates

coarsely chopped, or raisins

½ cupwalnuts

coarsely chopped, or pecans

Instructions

Step 1

Position a rack in the upper and lower third of the oven and heat to 375 F. Lightly grease two cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. Set aside.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves, if using. Set aside.

Step 3

With an electric mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the vegetable shortening, butter, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

Step 4

Once the fats are creamed with the sugar, add the egg and cold coffee. Beat on low speed until well blended.

Step 5

Little by little, add the flour mixture into the butter mixture and stir until well combined. Use low speed to make a sticky dough. Stop the mixer once you have a nice creamy consistency.

Step 6

Fold in the dates and the walnuts.

Step 7

Drop the cookie dough by rounded teaspoons or small cookie scoops onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. They will spread when baking.

Step 8

Bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the cookies immediately to a cooling rack. As they cool off, the texture will get chewier.

TIP

Step 9

If you are making more than one batch of cookies, use parchment to speed up the process. While one batch is baking, prepare another sheet of parchment paper with drop cookie dough. When the first batch is baked, slide the hermits off onto a rack. Carefully slide the loaded sheet of parchment paper onto the cookie sheet and continue baking.