Sassy Bars

Ingredients

1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
1 c applesauce
1 ts baking soda
1/2 ts salt
1/2 ts nutmeg
1/2 ts cinnamon
1 c raisins
2 c flour

Instructions

These are perfect for a busy mother-simple to make with a minimum of ingredients. Preheat oven to 350�. 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 350�. 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