Ingredients for - Hermit Bar Cookies

1. Shortening ½ cup
2. White sugar 1 cup
3. Molasses ½ cup
4. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
5. Warm coffee ½ cup
6. Egg 1
7. All-purpose flour 3 cups
8. Salt ½ teaspoon
9. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon
10. Ground cloves 1 teaspoon
11. Raisins 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Hermit Bar Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the molasses and egg. Dissolve the baking soda in warm coffee; stir into the molasses mixture. Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon and cloves; Gradually stir into the batter. Mix in raisins. Form dough into 4 long strips lengthwise on the cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheets then cut each strip into 2 inch bars while still warm.