Iced Apple Bars

By ctaubenheim

Ingredients

• Bars: Icing:
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup sugar 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup shortening 1 or 2 Tbsp warm milk (just enough
• 2 cups flour to make icing spread easily)
• 1 tsp soda 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup shortening. In separate bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, 1 tsp soda, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and blend until smooth. Sir into dough the 1 cup raisins, 1/2 cup chopped nuts and 1 tsp vanilla. Spread into 15x10 pan. Bake at 250 for 30 minutes. Mix all icing ingredients together and spread over cooled bars.