Gingerbread Sugar Cookie Bars
Theses soft and chewy spiced cookie bars topped with smooth cream cheese frosting is divine!
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup butter melted cooled
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses unsulphered
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- purple or navy food coloring
- Sprinkles
Instructions
For the dough:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9x13 inch baking pan (I used a metal pawith cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk all dry dough ingredients together. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix melted butter, sugars, and molasses together until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla until smooth.
- Add in the dry ingredients a little at a time and mix until combined. Spread the dough evenly into the bottom of the pan and bake for 15-17 minutes. Set pan on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting:
- Beat butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until there are no lumps. Sift in the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Mix in the vanilla and then a tiny bit of purple or navy food coloring to make it more white. Get the air bubbles out by setting the mixer to stir and allow to mix for 1-2 minutes.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled bars and add the sprinkles. Store covered in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 297mgPotassium: 126mgFiber: 1gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 560IUCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg