Author Notes
My late husband's favourite cookies were Hermits. Over a decade has passed, and with the holidays approaching I thought now would be a good time to bring them back. I have tweaked this from a Canadian Living recipe. Feel free to tone down the amount of spice in these. We tend to like them on the spicier side. Here is my take on an old classic. I think John would approve. —Franca
Ingredients
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1/2 cup
room temperature butter
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1/2 cup
solid coconut oil
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3/4 cup
brown sugar
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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1 1/4 cups
All purpose flour
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1 cup
barley flour
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon
each baking soda and salt
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1 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon
each ginger, allspice, and cardamon
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scant 1/2 teaspoons
each nutmeg and cloves
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1/2 cup
currants
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1/2 cup
shredded toasted coconut
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1 cup
chopped dates
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3/4 cup
toasted cashews
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350.
In a bowl of your electric mixer, cream together butter and coconut oil. Add brown sugar and beat until light scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients and gently (to avoid getting covered in flour) stir into creamed mixture. Add dried fruit, nuts & mix until combined.
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Drop batter onto a parchment lined baking sheet by the spoonful. I use a small cookie scoop. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned with slightly crispier edges. Remove from oven and let rest a minute or two before transferring to a rack to cool.
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