American Hermitscookies 1/2 cup butter; softened 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 1 egg; beaten 1/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoon baking powder 1 pinch salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup raisins ----GLAZE---- 3/4 cup powdered sugar; sifted 2 tablespoon half and half 3 drop vanilla Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Grease several baking sheets with butter and dust with flour. In a large bowl, beat butter with brown sugar until very creamy. Beat in egg, sour cream and milk. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and allspice into bowl; mix well. Stir in raisins. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of mixture onto prepared baking sheets, spacing well apapt. Using a fork dipped in cold water, flatten each teaspoonful slightly. Bake about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, prepare glaze. In a small bowl, beat together powdered sugar, half and half and vanilla until smooth. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, brush a thin layer of glaze over each one. Place on a wire rack to cool. Source: "The Book of Cookies" by Pat Alburey, HP Books. |
