Gingerbread Bars
Soft Gingerbread Bars are packed with warm holiday spices and deep molasses flavor. They’re the perfect from-scratch treat for your Christmas cookie tray.
Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Grease an 8x8" pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cooled, melted butter, brown sugar, and molasses. Add eggs and whisk until thoroughly combined. This will take a few minutes. Mix in the salt and vanilla.1 stick butter, melted and slightly cooled, 1 cup packed brown sugar, ¼ cup molasses, 2 large eggs, ¾ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Using a fine mesh strainer or sifter, sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg into the egg mixture and fold to combine.1 cup flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake until set, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Using the parchment, lift the gingerbread out of the pan and place it on a cutting board. Cut into 9 squares and dust with powdered sugar before serving.2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting
