Coffee Bars

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup coffee -- strong,hot
1 2/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnuts -- chopped

Icing
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter -- softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons coffee -- hot

Combine in order, the shortening, sugar, egg, coffee, flour, baking powder,
baking soda, cinnamon, salt, raisins and walnuts. Spread into a greased jelly
roll pan. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes. Cool in pan.

Icing: combine ingredients and spread onto cooled bars. Let icing set then cut
into bars or diamonds. Source: "Gooseberry Patch Old-Fashioned Country Cookies"


Kim Quiggle

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