Title

Raisin Bars (Poor Boy Cookie Bars)

Subject

raisins

all-purpose flour

baking soda

salt

ground cinnamon

nutmeg

ground cloves

margarine

sugar

eggs

walnuts

powdered sugar

vanilla

Description

Raisin Bars, poor boy Cookie Bars.
Valerie Minnoch. - 9-30-02

2 cups raisins
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg.
1/4 tsp. ground clones.
1 stick margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs.
1/2 cup walnuts chopped. (I used more)
Barely cover raisins with boiling water and
boil until 1 Tbsp. liquid remains. Cool.
Stir together flour, baking soda, salt
and spices and set aside. Cream oleo
and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time.
Stir in flour mixture, raisins and
walnuts. Spread in a greased and
floured 15x10x1-in Jelly roll pan (a
lg cookie sheet) Bake in preheated 350°
oven until a cake-tester inserted in
center comes out clean - about 30 minutes.
Cool and cut into bars. Frost. Freezes
Well. (Now what I did I had more
water left from raisins, I poured and
put powdered sugar & oleo in, with
little vanilla & spread on my bars
& let cool before cutting them. This
worked well for me. and Really good.
I use to make for bake sale for all my
kids at school PTA- Went over big!)

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# Raisin Bars (Poor Boy Cookie Bars)

## Ingredients

- 2 cups raisins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 stick margarine
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

## Instructions

1. Barely cover raisins with boiling water and boil until 1 Tbsp liquid remains. Cool.
2. Stir together flour, baking soda, salt, and spices and set aside.
3. Cream margarine and sugar.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time.
5. Stir in flour mixture, raisins, and walnuts.
6. Spread in a greased and floured 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan (a large cookie sheet).
7. Bake in preheated 350° oven until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
8. Cool and cut into bars.
9. Frost as desired. Freezes well.

## Frosting

1. Pour remaining raisin water into a bowl.
2. Mix in powdered sugar, margarine, and a little vanilla until spreadable.
3. Spread on bars and let cool before cutting.

Source

Collection of Recipes Handwritten & Typed, Clipped, Cards, Pamphlet (eBay)

Date

2000s

Contributor

Valerie Minnoch

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0002-20260509-0018

Coverage

Iowa, US