Aunt Kitty's Kocoa Koffee Bars

1 Tablespoon instant coffee
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2/3 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa (unsweetened)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup nuts, chopped

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Grease an 8x8 inch pan.
• Melt butter or margarine in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in sugar and vanilla until blended.
• Beat in egg.
• Gradually add flour, instant coffee, cocoa, and baking powder.
• Stir until well blended.
• Add nuts.
• Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Makes 16 2-inch Kocoa Koffee Bars

Caramel Brownie

1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons melted shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 well-beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts

350 degrees
Bake 40 minutes

Baked Frosted Squares

Cream together 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter
Add 1 egg and 1 egg yolk (save the egg white from this egg for the topping) and 1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat hard
Add 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix well
Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts
Spread in greased 9"x15" pan

Now beat egg white until stiff, but not dry
Add 1 Cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat thoroughly
Stir in 1/2 cup chopped nuts.
Spread over top of dough

Bake in preheated oven moderately hot 350 degrees for 30 minutes
Cool in pan for a few minutes before turning out on racks
Cut in bars
Makes about 25-30 bars

Chocolate Halfway Cookies

1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 Tablespoon cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 package (6 oz) chocolate chips
1 cup more brown sugar

Cream shortening and first two sugars
Add egg yolks, water and vanilla
Then add dry ingredients
Press into a 9x13 pan
Sprinkle with chocolate chips
Beat egg whites until stiff Add 1 cup brown sugar, beat into egg whites until stiff and pour over the chocolate chips

Bake at 375 degrees (350) for 25 minutes

Graham Cracker Bars

24 graham crackers, crushed
1 can sweetened evaporated milk
1 package chocolate chips
1 package coconut flakes

Put in a 9x9 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes

Creamy Apple Squares

1 yellow cake mix
1/2 c butter, softened
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Combine brown sugar and cinnamon together. Set aside 2/3 c of brown sugar/cinnamon mixture aside for later.

Combine and mix the rest of the brown sugar/winnathe above ingredients until crumbly

Oatmeal Bars from Camp Arrowhead

4 c quick oatmeal
2/3 c melted butter
1 c brown sugar
1 c dark Karo syrup

Mix and put in a loaf pan (9x13)
Bake for 20 minutes

1 c chocolate chips
add 3/4 c peanut butter, crunchy style

Melt the chocolate chips over hot water and spread over the top of the first mixture in the pan.

Bar Cookies: Oatmeal Diamonds

Ingredients: 
1 beaten egg
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla or 1/2 tsp lemon
1/2 c sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/3 c shortening, melted
1 c quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 c walnuts, chopped

Directions:

• Combine eggs, sugars and extract (vanilla) and beat well
• sift together dry ingredients and gradually add dry ingredients to egg mixture, beating well
• Stir in shortening, oatmeal, and nuts
• Chill dough about 1 hour
• Sprinkle 1/4-inch thick on a greased cookie sheet leaving 1 inch space around sheet
• Bake 350 degrees until golden brown and flat in the center (about 15 minutes)
• At once, cut in diamonds and remove from pan
• Let it cool
• Makes about 3 dozen