Recipe - Cocoa Hermits

One half cup Shortening
2/3 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
One half cup Raisins or Nuts
6 tablespoon Water (hot)
2 cup Flour
One half teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
One half cup Cocoa
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar, stir into creamed shortening beaten eggs,
raisins and 2 tablespoons of hot water. Sift dry ingredients together and
add. Dissolve cocoa in 4 tablespoons of hot water and add last. Mix well.
Drop by teaspoon on greased baking sheet, place nut or raisin on top of
each cookie. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

From Fern (mom) Hartford (Alvadore Church Recipes 1950s) End

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