Old-Fashioned Hermits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. margarine, softened
2/3 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 c. unsweetened apple juice
56 raisins

Preparation

Cream margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add beaten egg and flavorings; mix well.
Combine flour and next 5 ingredients, mixing well.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with apple juice (beginning and ending with flour) and mix well after each addition.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inches apart on cookie sheets sprayed with Pam or vegetable cooking spray.
Press a raisin in center of each cookie.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes.
Cool slightly on cookie sheets before removing.
Makes 56 cookies.