Old-fashioned Lemon Bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1 cup raisins

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• combine flour, baking soda, spices and salt and set aside. in a large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar. beat in the eggs one at a time.
• add in the lemon juice and zest. gradually blend in the dry ingredients. stir in raisins. spread batter evenly in the prepared baking pan.
• bake 25-30 minutes until lightly colored on top. cool in pan on wire rack. may be drizzled with a simple confectioners' sugar icing. cut into large or small bars.