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Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Chewy, perfectly spiced Gingerbread Bars meet sweet, luscious Cream Cheese Frosting and it is a match meant to be! These are one of the best holiday bars and once you try them you'll want to make them every Christmas season!
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 40m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking dish
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
2
In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and salt for ⏱️ 20 seconds, set aside.
ground cinnamon1 tsp(220g) packed light brown sugar1 cupbaking soda1 tsp
3
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, blend together butter, brown sugar and molasses until combined.
4
Mix in egg and vanilla extract. With mixer set on low speed slowly add in flour mixture and mix until combined. Fold batter with a spatula as needed until batter appears to be evenly incorporated.
(220g) packed light brown sugar1 cuplarge egg1vanilla extract2 tsptsp vanilla extract1/2
5
Pour dough into prepared baking dish and spread and press into an even layer using your hands.
6
Bake in preheated oven until bars have baked through, about ⏱️ 14 - 17 minutes (be careful not to over-bake). Transfer baking dish to a wire rack and let bars cool completely.
7
For the cream cheese frosting: In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth.
8
Add in powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy*. Spread frosting over cooled bars.
9
Cut into squares. Cover with lid or plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts
calories
314 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
29 g
sodium Content
206 mg
protein Content
2 g
cholesterol Content
51 mg
carbohydrate Content
41 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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