Chewy Spice Bars Food

SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x 13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, cream the white sugar and shortening together. Stir in the molasses and honey. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; add to the creamed mixture and mix until well blended. Finally, stir in the raisins.
• Press the batter evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, bars should turn golden brown. Top will appear smooth and dry to the touch.
• Meanwhile ... make the icing. In a smaller bowl, stir the confectioners' sugar together with the milk and vanilla. Drizzle over the spice bars while they are still warm. Allow cookies to cool before cutting.

OATMEAL AND RAISIN SPICE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Brush a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with oil, then line with parchment paper or foil, pressing paper down firmly so it stays. Leave a slight overhang of paper.
• In mixing bowl cream the margarine or butter until light. Add the sugars and beat until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix in well.
• In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice and ginger. Mix into the batter, then stir in the oatmeal and raisins.
• Press dough evenly into the lined baking pan. (This is the messy part.) The dough will be a bit sticky and there will seem to be almost not enough to fill the pan.
• Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. Bake a bit less for chewier bars, a bit more for crispy bars.
• Let cool for 3 or 4 minutes, then lift gently out of the pan. Cool a couple more minutes, cut into squares, then cool fully.

CHEWY OATMEAL SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together sugars and margarine until well blended.
• Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well.
• Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well.
• Stir in oats and raisins; mix well (Dough will be moist).
• Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars.
• Store tightly covered.

SOFT SPICE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine butter, 1 cup sugar and molasses. Beat in egg until smooth. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt; stir into the molasses mixture. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CHEWY SPICE BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.