She Says: Homemade Hermits
Mark was having some people over for his weekly podcast, so I decided to make them cookies. I wanted to make oatmeal, but I didn’t have brown sugar. I did, however, have a giant container of molasses. I researched some recipes and used this one as a base. My version is very similar, but I changed as follows:
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1/2 cup butter
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3/4 C agave
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2 eggs
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6 tablespoons molasses
Sift together and stir in:
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1 3/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
Stir in:
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2 cups rolled oats
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1/2 cup raisins
Drop rounded spoonfuls about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned. 350* 10 minutes
These cookies taste exactly like the Newman’s Own Hermits, which was an exciting surprise! My tip is to take them out before you think they are done. Even if they look a little mushy, they will harden up and still be soft. If you let them cook until they look done, they will probably be a little too hard when cooled.
One of Mark’s friends has the fanciest camera. He took pictures of the cookies and let me play with the soup!
Thanks for the use of your wonderful camera Frank!
October 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
This posts reminds me so much of why I need both cookies and a new camera. I’m not sure which is more impressive! GORGEOUS.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
wow! those look so so good! and just for good measure, let’s go yankees!
October 25th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Yay cookies!
October 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Hey dude, please eat the soup instead of just taking photos of it! I am very interested to see if the veggies and pasta are super mushy or not.
October 26th, 2009 at 5:28 am
oh gosh- I love hermits. What a fun recipe. I bet everyone was thrilled. Hope you two had a great weekend
October 26th, 2009 at 5:38 am
These look like some great cookies!!
October 26th, 2009 at 7:38 am
I love hermits! I take all my cookies out before they’re supposed to be done. I like them soft and chewy.
Have a great week!
October 26th, 2009 at 8:02 am
I noticed the amazing photos right away. GORGEOUS! I’ve actually never had a hermit before but they look yummy!
Also, will you be posting Halloween costume photos?!
October 26th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Those cookies look yummy!
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October 26th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I love newman’s own organic hermits. Thanks for this recipe!
October 26th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Those look delish.. I love Newman’s Own, but I always hesitant to buy the Hermits because I wasn’t entirely sure what they would look/taste like, aka I wasn’t sure they’d be worth the money. If I can make my own AND they look like that? Even better!
October 26th, 2009 at 10:26 am
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October 26th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Yum, those look great!
Cool pictures!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:26 am
I am a BIG FAN of Hermits so these sound wonderful! Thank you for the recipe!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am
DELISH! I can’t wait to try this!
October 26th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Hermits are the best! I’ve been wanting to try the Newman’s Own version for such a long time.