Betty Crocker's Cinnamon Coffee Bar Cookies (1950)

Cream together thoroughly...

• 1/4 cup soft shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg

Stir in...

• 1/2 cup hot coffee

Sift together and stir in...

• 1-1/2 cups sifted Gold Medal flour
• 1 tspn baking powder
• 1/4 tspn baking soda
• 1/4 tspn salt
• 1/2 tspn cinnamon

Blend in...

• 1/2 cup seedless raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts

Spread in greased and floured 13-x-9-inch oblong pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cut into bars.   Frost while warm with thin layer of Quick Cream Frosting. (See below.)  Makes 2 dozen 1-1/2"x 3" bar cookies.

Quick Cream Frosting

Blend together 3/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and cream to make easy to spread, about 1 tablespoon.

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Origin - "Betty Crocker's PIcture Cook Book" published by General Mills, Inc and McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1950. Yes, my treasured copy is a First Edition.)