Busy Mother'S Square-Pan Cookies
["1 c. melted butter", "2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed", "2 eggs", "2 7/8 c. sifted flour", "1 tsp. baking powder", "1 tsp. soda", "1/2 tsp. salt", "1 tsp. cloves", "1 tsp. cinnamon", "1 c. cold coffee or milk", "2 c. raisins, nuts and chopped dates, mixed"]
["Combine the butter and the sugar and beat well.", "Add the eggs, one at a time if using an electric mixer.", "Sift the dry ingredients together and add alternately with the coffee or milk. Fold in the fruit and nut mixture.", "Spread thin in a greased baking pan.", "Bake in a moderate oven, 350\u00b0, for about thirty minutes.", "Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.", "Cut into squares.", "Makes about thirty-two cookies."]
["butter", "brown sugar", "eggs", "flour", "baking powder", "soda", "salt", "cloves", "cinnamon", "cold coffee", "raisins"]