Old Fashioned Raisin Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. butter

  melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• enough milk for spreading consistency desired

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
• 3 Remove from heat, add butter; cool to lukewarm.
• 4 Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and salt together in a
  medium-size bowl.
• 5 Pour the raisin mixture in large mixing bowl; add sugar, egg and dry
  ingredients.
• 6 With an electric mixer, beat until thoroughly blended.
• 7 Pour into greased and floured sheet pan (15½x10½x1-inch) and bake about 25
  minutes.
• 8 Cool.
• 9 To frost:
• 10 In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, vanilla, confectioners’ sugar and 1
  tablespoon at a time of milk to the desired consistency.

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