Mom’s Coffee Bars

Mom’s Coffee Bars

Cookies
Holidays

Makes about a dozen

Something my mom used to make; I think the recipe came from my grandmother. Simple and tasty.

Ingredients #

  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup very hot strong black coffee
  • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2/3 cup shortening | butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs

Instructions #

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9x13 baking dish.

Combine the raisins, hot coffee and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside for 5 minutes.

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a mixing bowl.

Using an electric mixer, beat the shortening, sugar and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time and mix until smooth.

Add the dry ingredients and the raisin mixture, and mix thoroughly. Spread the batter evenly in the baking dish and bake for 20-30 minutes.