Apple-Spice Bars

Name: Apple-Spice Bars
Yield: 36 servings
Ingredients: 1/3 c. shortening; sugar; 2 eggs; 3/4 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. nutmeg (ground); 1/4 tsp. ginger (ground); 1 c. apple (peeled & finely chopped); 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (ground)

M. Blakely

Makes 36

A bar cookie with a cake-like texture.

ᔥ Originally from "Homemade Cookies Cook Book" (1975 ed.) (part of the Better Homes & Gardens library)

Ingredients

⅓ c. shortening
sugar
2 eggs
¾ c. flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp nutmeg (ground)
¼ tsp ginger (ground)
1 c. apple (peeled & finely chopped)
½ tsp cinnamon (ground)

Instructions

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1
Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease 13x9x2-in. baking pan.
2
Cream shortening & 3/4-c. sugar together. Beat in eggs.
3
Stir flour, baking powder, nutmeg, ginger, & baking soda together. Blend into shortening mixture.
4
Stir in apples; then spread batter into pan.
5
Mix 2-tbsp. sugar & cinnamon together; then sprinkle over batter in pan.
6
Bake ., cool, & cut into bars.

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