Title: Christmas hermits
 Categories: Cookies, Holiday
      Yield: 10 Dozen
 
      1 c  Butter; soft
      3 c  Brown sugar
      4    Eggs
      4 tb Milk
      3 ts Baking powder
      6 c  Flour
      2 c  Seedless raisins
      2 c  Currants
      1 ts Nutmeg
      1 c  Nutmeats; chopped
      1 ts Cinnamon
           Grated orange rind
 
  Cream butter and sugar.  Add milk and eggs.  Sift powder with 3 cups
  flour, add to creamed mix, Mix well. Add raisins, currants, nutmeats
  and orange rind. Mix well. Sift spices with remaining flour. Add to
  creamed mix and blend well.  Drop by rounded teaspoonsful 1 to 1-1/2
  inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 degree F. oven
  for 20 minutes, or until light brown.  Cool on wire rack. Store in
  airtight container. Makes about
       10    dozen cookies.
  
  From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com,
  juphelps@delphi.com, or jphelps@best.com