Not bad - I didn't have raisins so we made it with dried cranberries and used half cin & half allspice. They were a quick good treat for my 2 yr olds.

Simple, and good. The raisins made it, and I used a cup. I used heated oj which I soaked the raisins in, instead of coffee. Would bake it for 16 min...little overbaked.

When I looked at the amount of dough I thought it wasn't enough for a 9x13 pan, but the dough rises a lot. I found mine to be crumbly, but they were delicious. I also soaked the raisins before adding them for extra moistness.

I bake at least once a week and take my goods to a local business to sell. I wanted to add something new to offer everyone, so I made this along with my most popular item. Followed the recipe exactly as written, except I left out the nuts since some people may have allergies. It only took about 16 minutes to turn golden on the sides and pull along the edge, so you might check yours before the recommended cooking time. Before I even got them completely cut and out of the pan, my step-daughter devoured 3 of them! That says alot for a picky eating 7 year old! As for the icing, I did that exactly as written also, but I did add 2 extra tsps. of water to make the icing a little thinner. Instead of spreading it on like a frosting, I just drizzled over the bars until I used it all, which basically covered the top completely. Since I was in a rush, I drizzled the icing about 15 minutes after taking them out of the oven, so they were still warm, but not piping hot. Then I popped them straight into the fridge for another 20 minutes or so, which helped set the icing so I could place them in baggies without the icing sticking to the bags. Perfect! I sold out completely and had several requests to bake them every week from now on! They will absolutely be a permanent baked good for my customers and I wouldn't change a thing!

These were absolutely YUMMY!!!! My husband loved them as well!!!