Cinnamon-Coffee Bars Cookies Recipe

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  packed brown sugar
     1/3           cup  butter or margarine -- softened
  1                     egg
  1 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2           cup  water
  1         tablespoon  instant coffee (dry)
  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
                        White Glaze -- (recipe follows)
                       
                        WHITE GLAZE
  1                cup  powdered sugar
     1/4      teaspoon  vanilla
  4          teaspoons  milk (4 to 5 teaspoons)

Heat oven to 350º. Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches. Beat brown sugar, butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except raisins, nuts and Glaze. Stir in raisins and nuts.

Spread batter in pan. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until top springs back when touched in center. Drizzle with White Glaze while warm. Let cool. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows bars.

WHITE GLAZE:

Mix all ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.

Cinnamon-Nut Crisps

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2               cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2           cup  sugar
     3/4           cup  shortening
  2        tablespoons  water (2 to 3 tablespoons)
  3        tablespoons  butter or margarine -- softened
  2        tablespoons  sugar
  1           teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  2        tablespoons  very finely chopped nuts
                        Sugar

Heat oven to 375º. Mix flour and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl. Cut in
shortening, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until
particles are size of small peas. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time,
tossing with fork until mixture almost cleans side of bowl.

Roll dough into rectangle, 15 × 10 inches, on lightly floured
cloth-covered surface. Spread butter over dough. Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over butter. Sprinkle nuts evenly over sugar mixture. Roll up tightly, beginning at 15-inch side. Pinch edge of dough to seal.

Cut roll into 1/4-inch slices. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased
cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.