Cinnamon Coffee Bars

• 1/4 cup shortening, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup hot coffee
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts

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. Add hot coffee and stir.
3. 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.
4. 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.

shortening, brown sugar, egg, hot coffee, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, salt, raisins, nuts

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/231926/cinnamon-coffee-bars/ (may not work)