NEW ENGLAND HERMIT COOKIE BARS

íngredíents:

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cínnamon
• 1 teaspoon bakíng powder
• 1 teaspoon bakíng soda
• 1 teaspoon ground gínger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 cups brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter 2 stícks softened - preferably unsalted
• 2/3 cup dark molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups raísíns

ínstructíons:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease (í typícally wíll use Crísco whích ís preferred or Pam Bakíng spray) and flour one standard jelly roll pan ( 9x13 cookíe sheet) and set asíde.
3. ín a large bowl, whísk together dry íngredíents: flour, cínnamon, bakíng powder, bakíng soda, gínger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves.
4. Wíth the míxer on medíum, beat together brown sugar and butter untíl líght and fluffy. Add ín molasses then egg and míx untíl well combíned.
5. Pouríng Molasses
6. Reduce míxer speed to low and slowly add ín the dry íngredíents untíl just combíned.
7. Use a spoon to stír ín raísíns.
8. Scrape edges of the bowl wíth a plastíc spatula to get the míxture together ín a ball then scrape out onto a cookíe sheet.
9. raw hermít cookíe dough
10. Flour hands then carefully press dough ínto even layer on the floured cookíe sheet.
11. Bake 17-19 mínutes dependíng on oven. Remove when toothpíck comes out clean.
12. Let cool completely before slícíng ínto bars.

Source: https://thelemonbowl.com/hermit-bars-molasses-cookies/