UK and Ireland Recipe ♯ English Cookie Bars

Dense bar cookies with a hint of coffee flavor. Nicely spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup applesauce
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup cold coffee
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup raisins

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar, eggs and applesauce. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir into the batter alternately with the cold coffee. Finally, mix in the raisins and pecans. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

• calories190
• carbohydrateContent28.6 g
• cholesterolContent25.7 mg
• fatContent7.7 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent2.7 g
• saturatedFatContent2.9 g
• sodiumContent105 mg
• sugarContent12.5 g