Yield: 15 large cookie bars
Gingerbread Cookie Bars
Chewy, spiced Gingerbread Cookie Bars with a sweet cream cheese icing!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons gingerbread spice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups brown sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cream cheese frosting:
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- red or green food colors, optional
- 5 ½ cups powdered sugar
- Christmas sprinkles, optional
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, gingerbread spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and molasses together until creamy. Mix in eggs and vanilla extract, until well combined.
- Add flour mixture and mix until thoroughly combined. Transfer dough into prepared baking pan and press into an even layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- In a large bowl cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in milk, vanilla extract and food coloring on low speed until combined.
- Then whisk in powdered sugar - beating on high until frosting is smooth. Spread frosting on top of bars and cut into slices. Sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar, Calories: 459kcal, Carbohydrates: 80g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 63mg, Sodium: 267mg, Sugar: 65g