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Frosty Hermits

dessert~35 minPhoebe Butler’s recipe box

all-bran cereal · milk · all-purpose flour · baking soda · cinnamon · nutmeg · ginger · brown sugar · margarine · egg · vanilla extract · peanut · raisin · vanilla frosting

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20 min active · 35 min total (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Kellogg's All-Bran cereal (or 1 cup Bran Buds, or 2 cups Bran Flakes)
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 cup regular (all-purpose) flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • ½ cup soft margarine
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts (writer's note: used roasted in-shell peanuts and added salt to mixture)
  • 1 cup seedless raisins
  • Vanilla frosting, for topping
  • Additional chopped peanuts, for topping

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 375 °F.
  2. Measure All-Bran into a small bowl. Add milk and let stand until all moisture is absorbed.
  3. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Set aside.
  4. Beat brown sugar and margarine together until fluffy.
  5. Add eggs, vanilla, and the All-Bran mixture to the creamed mixture. Beat well.
  6. Add the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
  7. Stir in the chopped peanuts and seedless raisins.
  8. Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
  9. Bake at 375 °F for about 12 minutes.
  10. Frost cooled cookies with vanilla frosting and sprinkle with additional chopped peanuts.