Toffee Nut Bars, A Vintage Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup nuts, chopped
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 cups flour
1/2 1/2 cup shortening or 1/2 cup butter
Beat together
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup sour milk
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon coffee or 1 tablespoon instant coffee, dissolved in a little water

Preparation

Mix together as for pie crust: the sugar, brown sugar, flour and butter.
Sprinkle bottom of 11 x 15 pan ungreased with 1 cup chopped nuts, then with 2 cups of above mixture.
Beat together the remaining ingredients.
Stir into flour mix. Pour over mix in pan, spreading gently and evenly.
Bake in a 350 oven 35-40 minute.
Cut into as many bars as desired.