Kelly's Calico Apple Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup butter flavor crisco
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup chunky applesauce
• 6 -12 ounces chocolate chips (see note below)
• 1/2 cup packed raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 note: i have tried both the 6 oz and the 12 oz size bags before--both work; the 6 oz works perfectly, but when i am binging for chocolate i have used the 12 oz size bag instead; (hehe) the 12 oz size makes them very chocolately, though, and are just a bit harder to cut due to all that ooey, gooey chocolate!
• 2 either way, you can't go wrong!
• 3 cream shortening and sugar, add eggs, beat.
• 4 add dry ingredients alternately with applesauce.
• 5 (i add half of the flour with the rest of the dry ingredients, then half of the applesauce, then the rest of the flour, then the rest of the applesauce).
• 6 fold in chips, raisins and pecans.
• 7 bake in greased 13x9 baking pan or glass dish for 40 minutes at 350°, cool completely, sift powdered sugar over top, cut into bars.
• 8 heaven!