{"id":1540,"slug":"hermits","title":"Hermits","description":"Hermits are chewy molasses spice cookies. This version is on the strong side of the spectrum so those who prefer less hot-tasting food should hold back on the cloves and ginger.","ingredients_raw":["2 cups (275 g/9.7 oz) all-purpose flour","⅔ cup (65 g) seedless raisins (a handful more if you like them)","⅔ cup (120 g) packed dark brown sugar","2½ teaspoons ground ginger","2 teaspoons ground cinnamon","1 teaspoon ground cloves","1 teaspoon baking powder","½ teaspoon salt","½ cup (175 g) molasses","6 tablespoons butter, melted","2 teaspoons vanilla extract","1 egg"],"ingredients_norm":["all purpose flour","seedless raisin","dark brown sugar","ground ginger","ground cinnamon","ground clove","baking powder","salt","molasses","butter","vanilla extract","egg"],"steps":["Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C.","Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.","In a large bowl, stir together flour, raisins, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking powder, and salt until well combined; watch the brown sugar to ensure that it doesn't clump—it will want to do so and brown sugar clumps coated in flour look a lot like raisins coated in flour.","Stir in molasses, butter, vanilla, and egg until fully integrated. Shape the dough in two strips (approximately 6 x 3 in) separated by at least 1.5 in on the sheet pan.","Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the strips comes out dry.","Allow to cool slightly then remove the hermits (on their parchment) to cooling racks to cool completely; be sure the bottoms have cooled (just reach under and feel—if its more than a little warmer than room temperature its not there yet).","Move the hermits (still on their parchment) to a counter for portioning and removal from parchment. Cut hermits into 1.5 in wide strips (a pizza cutter should work well) then carefully scrape them away from the parchment with a good thin spatula.","Enjoy with a glass of milk or a nice cup of tea."],"categories":["Cookie recipes","Recipes for dessert","Recipes for cookies","Recipes using molasses","Recipes using raisin","Baking recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using baking powder","Recipes using dark brown sugar","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using egg","Recipes using all-purpose flour"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":30,"servings":"8","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Hermits","source_ref":"4517016","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Hermits&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"2489f9126ea977d46560403ec08fbf6c712d4ea6e0d449f1e41ea6bce577eaa2","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:04Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/hermits"}