Gingerbread Bars
Chewy Gingerbread Bars are baked up and then frosted with a luscious cream cheese frosting for the ultimate gingerbread cookie taste!
Servings: 12 Bars
Calories: 326kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Gingerbread Bars
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup softened butter
- ¼ cut dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup blackstrap molasses
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- *optional* milk to loosen the frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- grease an 8x8 baking pan and line with parchment paper, set aside
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices in a mixing bowl and set aside
- In a separate bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and molasses together until well blended
- Stir in dry ingredients until all is incorporated
- Press into prepared 8x8 baking pan, and bake for about 18 minutes, until bars are set and appear dry on top
- Remove from oven, use parchment to life out of the pan and place on a wire rack, and let cool completely
- make the frosting by beating together the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar until smooth
- drizzle in enough vanilla to make a spreadable frosting, and add a little milk if needed to make the frosting spreadable
- spread on completely cooled bars, add sprinkles if desired
- cut into bars
Notes
- This recipe doesn't have eggs
- You can use a handheld OR stand mixer for this recipe
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 221mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 600IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg