Name: Frosted Molasses Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Shortening - ½ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Egg, beaten - 1; Molasses - ½ cup; Hot, brewed coffee - ⅓ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons; Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Raisins - ½ cup; Butter - ¼ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Cold, brewed coffee - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Frosted Molasses Bars

1. Shortening ½ cup

2. White sugar ½ cup

3. Egg, beaten 1

4. Molasses ½ cup

5. Hot, brewed coffee ⅓ cup

6. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

7. Baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons

8. Baking soda ¼ teaspoon

9. Ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons

10. Raisins ½ cup

11. Butter ¼ cup

12. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups

13. Cold, brewed coffee 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Frosted Molasses Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Blend in the egg, molasses and hot coffee. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the molasses mixture until well blended. Mix in the raisins. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

3 . Stage

Bake for about 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. To make icing, combine butter, confectioners' sugar and cold coffee in a medium bowl; beat until smooth. Frost bars while warm, but allow them to cool before cutting.