Christmas Hermits

Ingredients

 * 1 	cup  	Butter, soft
 * 3 	cup 	Brown sugar
 * 4 		Eggs
 * 4 	tbsp 	Milk
 * 3 	tsp 	Baking powder
 * 6 	cup 	Flour
 * 2 	cup 	Seedless raisins
 * 2 	cup 	Currants
 * 1 	tsp 	Nutmeg
 * 1 	cup 	Nutmeats, chopped
 * 1 	tsp 	Cinnamon
 * Grated orange rind

Directions
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 1-½ inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 °F. Oven for 20 minutes, or until light brown. Cool on wire rack. Store in airtight container. Makes about 10 dozen cookies.