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Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread bars made with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and all the goodness of flour, butter, and sugar with a cream cheese frosting. So good!
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Ingredients
  

FOR THE BARS: INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp cloves
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
FOR THE FROSTING: INGREDIENTS
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup powdered
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Method
 

FOR THE BARS
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Line 12.25" x 8.75" x 1" jelly roll pan with foil or parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. You can use an 8x8 pan, just increase the cook time by a few minutes.
  3. Cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer. Mix for 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Mix in the egg, vanilla, and molasses and whip for another 1 to 2 minutes until combined.
  5. Add in the ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and flour. Mix with a stiff spoon until well combined.
  6. Press the dough into your pan.
  7. Bake at 325 degrees for 20-22 minutes.
FOR THE FROSTING
  1. Whip all the frosting ingredients together until smooth. After the bars have cooled completely spread the frosting over the top.
  2. Enjoy!

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Recipe Credit: www.laurenslatest.com