Cinnamon Coffee Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee (dry)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 -5 teaspoons strong coffee

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan; set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat together brown sugar, butter, and egg until blended.
• 4 mix together instant coffee with water until dissolved; stir into mixture in bowl.
• 5 sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.
• 6 stir into bowl a little at a time, stirring, until batter is smooth.
• 7 fold in raisins and nuts.
• 8 spread batter in prepared baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 20-22 minutes or until top springs back when touched in center.
• 9 meanwhile, prepare glaze: mix powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, in a small bowl, adding enough coffee to make a glaze of pouring consistency.
• 10 when bars are removed from oven, drizzle them with glaze while warm, and allow to cool before cutting into serving pieces.