Recipe for cooking Coffee Dream Bars

Cooking with Coffee :: Coffee Desserts

Coffee Dream Bars

Source: Cooking With Coffee - 1995

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
2 beaten eggs
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. cold strong coffee
1/2 c. chopped nuts, plus more for topping
1/4 c. butter
2 c. powdered\sugar
2 Tbsp. coffee

Cream butter and sugar; add beaten eggs and blend well.

Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and spices. Add dry ingredients alternately with cold coffee, mixing well. Stir in 1/2 c. nuts. Spread in a jellyroll pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 min..

When cooled, ice with mixture of remaining butter, confectioners\sugar and coffee. Sprinkle with more nuts, then cut into bars.