Holiday Raisin Shortbread Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 lb butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup raisins (1/4 box)
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine water and raisins in a small saucepan. bring to a boil and continue to boil for about 5 minutes. drain and set aside.
• 3 spray 8 inch square baking dish with 'bakers spray'. (non-stick spray with flour in it).
• 4 combine all dry ingredients except for sugar. set aside.
• 5 with hand-held mixer beat sugar and room temperature butter until creamed. slowly add, in 3 batches, the dry mixture. fold in cooled raisins.
• 6 pat dough into baking dish and bake for about 20 minutes or until sides are golden and toothpick comes out clean.
• 7 cool and cut into bars. they are very yummy eaten warm.