These hermit cookies are such an unassumingly delicious treat. Chock full of fruit and nuts they're a classic New England cookie. If you love wholesome cookies full of nuts, raisins and dates then these are for you! This is a pushy recipe Dear Reader! Hermit cookies date back to the 19th century New England. There's a lot of theories about why they're called Hermit Cookies. Some love the idea of a cookie named for hermits while others say that these cookies were named after hermit bags. Taste-wise the spices give the hermit cookie a gingerbread sort of feel in the same way that molasses cookies have.

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