astray recipes: "first" hermits

Categories: Cake/cookie; Fruit; Nuts/grains
Yield: 48 servings

Measure	Ingredient
	Preheat Oven to 350
20	Min - Work Time
40	Min - Total Time
1¾ cup	Flour
1 teaspoon	Cinnamon
½ teaspoon	Allspice
½ teaspoon	Nutmeg
½ teaspoon	Baking soda
8 tablespoons	Unsalted butter (marg/short)
	At room temp.
1 cup	Brown sugar
1	Egg
1 teaspoon	Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon	Lemon zest
¼ cup	+ 4-6 Tb Milk
½ cup	Dates, pitted, chopped
½ cup	Golden raisins
½ cup	Walnuts, chopped
1½ cup	Icing sugar
	PER COOKIE:
86	Calories
1 gram	Protein
3 grams	Fat
18 milligrams	Sodium
15 grams	Carbohydrates
10 milligrams	Cholesterol

Preheat oven to 350~. Combine flour, spices, & baking soda. With an electric mixer at medium-low, beat butter & sugar until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, & lemon zest, & beat until combined. Beat in half the flour mixture. Add ¼ milk, then beat in remaining flour mixture until well blended. Stir in dates, raisins, & walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until browned, about 10 min. Stir about 4-6 tbsps of milk into icing sugar to make a thin glaze. Spread the glaze on the cooled cookies.

Submitted By LAWRENCE KELLIE On 11-23-94