Recipes > Cookies > BarsDecember 10, 2008

Old Fashioned Raisin Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup shortening (can use margarine)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. allspice
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Directions

Bring the raisins and water to a boil and remove them from the heat. Add the shortening to the raisins. Cream together the sugar and egg and add to the raisin mixture. Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg together and beat into the raisin mixture. Add the nuts and bake on an ungreased jelly roll pan at 375 degrees F for 12-20 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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