Down East Hermits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup soft shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup cold brewed coffee
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts

Preparation

Mix together thoroughly--shortening, brown sugar, and eggs.
Blend in the cold coffee.
Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Add in the raisins and walnuts--mix well.
Chill 1 hour.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 8-10 minutes or until set--just until when touched lightly with fingertip, almost no print remains.
Do not overbake.