Cinnamon Coffee Bars

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup hot-brewed coffee hot
• 1  eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 cup nuts chopped
• 0.5 cup raisins 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup shortening softened

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• baking pan
• hand mixer
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.
2. Beat shortening and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Blend egg into the shortening mixture.
3. Add hot coffee and stir.
4. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir into the shortening mixture. Fold raisins and chopped nuts into the batter; spread into the prepared baking dish.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.