Spiced Hermit Cookies - ★Cooking Recipes★

Directions for: Spiced Hermit Cookies

Ingredients

Spice Blend

1/2 cinnamon stick

2 whole cloves

1 tsp whole anise seed

4 green cardamom pods

Cookies

cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup dark brown sugar, packed

cup honey

2 large eggs

1 tsp freshly grated orange zest

2 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp exotic spice blend

1 cup raisins

1 cup chopped pitted dates

cup chopped dried apricots

cup chopped walnut pieces

Directions

Spice Blend

1. For spice blend, grind cinnamon stick in a spice mill (or coffee grinder used just for spices) or with a mortar and pestle. Add remaining spices and grind into a powder.

Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

2. Cream butter, brown sugar and honey until smooth. Add eggs and orange zest and beat well.

3. In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups flour, baking soda and spice blend. Stir into butter mixture to combine. Toss raisins, dates, apricots and walnuts with remaining cup flour and stir into cookie dough.

4. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking tray. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until slightly browned.

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