Gunn Family Hermits

Submitted by Sherry Gunn

Combine: 2 c. flour
1 t. cinnamon
½ t. baking powder
½ t. baking soda
½ t. ginger
¼ t. nutmeg
¼ t. salt
1/8 t. cloves
1 c. brown sugar
½ c. margarine, softened
1/3 c. dark molasses
1 egg
1 c. dark raisins
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 large cookie sheets (I use Release foil). In a large bowl, mix margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses until well combined. Add egg. With mixer at low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended. With a spoon, stir in raisins, just until combined. Divide dough into quarters. With lightly floured hands, shape each quarter into 12” by 1 ½” log. Place two longs on each cookie sheet, leaving about 3 inches between. Bake 13-15 minutes or until logs flatten and edges are firm, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking. Cool logs 15 minutes on cookie sheets. Transfer logs to cutting board. Slice each log crosswise into 8-10 cookies. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely, if you can wait. YUM!