Festive Cookie Bars Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (BOTTOM LAYER:) | |
| 2 tablespoons cold coffee or water | ||
| Granulated Sugar | 1 Teaspoon (BOTTOM LAYER:) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon (BOTTOM LAYER:) | |
| Egg yolk | 1 (BOTTOM LAYER:) | |
| Salt | 1 Dash (BOTTOM LAYER:) | |
| package | 1 (BOTTOM LAYER:) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) (BOTTOM LAYER:) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), softened (TOP LAYER:) | |
| 2 eggs plus 1 egg white | ||
| 1 cup Sun-Maid Raisins | ||
| Granulated Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (TOP LAYER:) | |
| 1 cup Diamond Walnuts | ||
| Vanilla | 1 Tablespoon (TOP LAYER:) | |
| Powdered sugar, for garnish | ||
Directions
To prepare Bottom Layer:
In large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In small bowl, mix coffee and egg yolk to blend; stir into flour mixture to moisten evenly.
Form dough into a roll.
With floured fingertips, press evenly onto bottom of greased 15x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.(Layer will be thin.)
Bake in preheated 350°F oven 10 minutes.
Sprinkle chocolate pieces evenly over crust; return to oven 2 minutes to melt chocolate.
Remove from oven; spread evenly with spatula.
Let stand several minutes to set.
To prepare Top Layer:
In large bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar and vanilla.
Beat in eggs and egg white, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
(Mixture will appear slightly curdled.) Stir in raisins and walnuts.
Spread evenly over chocolate layer.
Return to oven; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is browned.
Dust with powdered sugar.
Cool in pan; cut into bars.
In large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In small bowl, mix coffee and egg yolk to blend; stir into flour mixture to moisten evenly.
Form dough into a roll.
With floured fingertips, press evenly onto bottom of greased 15x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.(Layer will be thin.)
Bake in preheated 350°F oven 10 minutes.
Sprinkle chocolate pieces evenly over crust; return to oven 2 minutes to melt chocolate.
Remove from oven; spread evenly with spatula.
Let stand several minutes to set.
To prepare Top Layer:
In large bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar and vanilla.
Beat in eggs and egg white, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
(Mixture will appear slightly curdled.) Stir in raisins and walnuts.
Spread evenly over chocolate layer.
Return to oven; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is browned.
Dust with powdered sugar.
Cool in pan; cut into bars.
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