Cinnamon Coffee Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the Bars
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
1 egg
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee (dry)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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
For the Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
4 -5 teaspoons strong coffee

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together brown sugar, butter, and egg until blended.
Mix together instant coffee with water until dissolved; stir into mixture in bowl.
Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.
Stir into bowl a little at a time, stirring, until batter is smooth.
Fold in raisins and nuts.
Spread batter in prepared baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 20-22 minutes or until top springs back when touched in center.
Meanwhile, prepare glaze: mix powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, in a small bowl, adding enough coffee to make a glaze of pouring consistency.
When bars are removed from oven, drizzle them with glaze while warm, and allow to cool before cutting into serving pieces.