Gingerbread Bars
Chewy, spiced holiday dessert bars made with molasses and warm spices, topped with cream cheese frosting. Perfect Christmas treat.
Print Pin Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 260kcal
Cost: $8–$10
Equipment
- 9x13 inch baking pan
- Electric or stand mixer
- Large mixing bowl
- Large mixing bowl
- Measuring cups/spoons
- Wire cooling rack
- Offset spatula
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour sifted
- 1 teaspoon Ground ginger fresh for best flavor
- 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon Ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup Brown sugar packed
- ½ cup Molasses room temperature
- 2 large Eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 4 oz Cream cheese softened, for frosting
- 2 cups Powdered sugar for frosting
- 2 tablespoon Milk for frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x13 pan with parchment.
- Whisk flour, spices, baking soda, salt in a bowl.
- Beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Add molasses, eggs, vanilla, mix well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients until just combined.
- Spread batter in pan, bake 25–30 min.
- Place pan on wire rack, cool fully.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk until smooth, spread on cooled bars.
- Cut into bars and serve.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 70g | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg