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

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Cooking:

15 min.

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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.