dessert recipes

Sassy Bars


cookies

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup raisins
2 cup flour

These are perfect for a busy mother-simple to make with a minimum of ingredients. Preheat oven to 350ø. Cream together butter and sugar; add applesauce. Mix in baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Dredge raisins in flour, then add both flour and raisins to batter. Bake in a greased 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan for 20-25 minutes at 350ø. Cool thoroughly in pan. Frost with a powdered sugar glaze. Cut into bars. Yield: 36 pieces. Loretto J. Hulse, Food Writer, Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities, WA Randy Shearer