Darling Cookie Bars

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp. ginger
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Cream well the shortening, salt, cinnamon, ginger and sugar.
2. Add egg and molasses, mixing very well after each addition.
3. Add approximately 1/2 of the flour, then water and baking soda, then remaining flour, mixing well after each addition.
4. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
5. Spread batter in about 8×8-inch squares on two baking sheets sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. When cool, cut in small squares.

Yield: Makes roughly 4-1/2 dozen cookie bars.