Hermit Bar Cookies

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Description

This recipe is probably 50 years old – Mom made it for us, and now I make it for our kids – they love these bars. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup warm coffee
  • 1 egg
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup raisins

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl
  3. cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the molasses and egg. Dissolve the baking soda in warm coffee; stir into the molasses mixture. Combine the flour
  4. salt
  5. cinnamon and cloves; Gradually stir into the batter. Mix in raisins. Form dough into 4 long strips lengthwise on the cookie sheets.
  6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheets then cut each strip into 2 inch bars while still warm.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 12 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 20

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