Recipe: Coffee Bars with Coffee Icing

COFFEE BARS

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup strong and hot coffee
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
FOR THE ICING:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons hot coffee

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a jelly roll pan.

Combine in order, the shortening, sugar, egg, coffee, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, raisins and walnuts. Spread into prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool in pan.

TO MAKE THE ICING:
Combine ingredients and spread onto cooled bars. Let icing set then cut into bars or diamonds.

Source: Gooseberry Patch Old-Fashioned Country Cookies