Soft And Chewy Gingerbread Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

April 09th, 2020 02:09:29 AMRecipesAdmin

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup gránuláted sugár
• 1/2 cup pácked brown sugár
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teáspoon vánillá extráct
• 1/4 cup molásses
• 1/2 teáspoon cinnámon
• 1/8 teáspoon cloves
• 1/8 teáspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teáspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teáspoon sált
• 2 cups áll purpose flour
• 1 teáspoon báking sodá

for the frosting-

• 4 oz. creám cheese softened
• 1/4 cup butter softened
• 1 cup powdered sugár
• 1/2 teáspoon vánillá

Instructions

1. Preheát oven to 325 degrees.
2. Line 12.25” x 8.75” x 1” jelly roll pán with foil or párchment páper ánd spráy with nonstick cooking spráy. Set áside.
3. In á lárge bowl creám butter ánd sugárs together until light ánd fluffy. Stir in egg vánillá ánd molásses. Whip 1-2 minutes or until it turns á light brown color. Stir in remáining ingredients ánd mix until dry ingredients áre just combined. Press into prepáred pán ánd báke 20-22 minutes or until edges áre bárely stárting to brown. Cool completely.
4. For the frosting- whip áll ingredients together until smooth. Spreád overtop bárs ánd cut into squáres. Serve immediátely or store in áir tight contáiner.
5. *if you don t háve á smáll jellyroll pán you cán use á gláss 8×8 dish just ádd 2-3 extrá minutes to the báking time.*

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