Redi-Frosted Raisin Bars

I tried a recipe from the 17th Annual Pilsbury Bake-Off (1966) this evening. I was looking through my cookbooks for a cookie recipe to make after exhausting myself studying. I thought this spicy recipe for "Redi-Frosted Raisin Bars" sounded like just the ticket. These bars have a delicious, crumbly texture, and are spiced with nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. The raisin and brown sugar mixture is cooked on top of the stove for a few minutes before adding the flour, baking powder, soda, and vanilla. I was lucky enough to find a jelly-role-pan-sized cookie sheet with sides at the Salvation Army last summer for 50 cents, so I poured the batter into that, and then sprinkled the spiced brown sugar topping on it. The only change I made to the recipe was to cut down on the cinnamon from 1 tablespoon to 1 teaspoon in the topping. The batter already has a teaspoon of cinnamon in it, so these bars have plenty of lovely spice flavor without the tablespoon of cinnamon.