Coffee Bars

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup coffee -- strong,hot
• 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

ICING

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter -- softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons coffee -- hot

combine in order, the shortening, sugar, egg, coffee, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, raisins and walnuts. Spread into a greased jelly roll pan. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes. Cool in pan.
Icing: combine ingredients and spread onto cooled bars. Let icing set then cut into bars or diamonds. Source: "Gooseberry Patch Old-Fashioned Country Cookies"