Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Icing
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I love Gingerbread – gingerbread cookies, gingerbread cake, all the gingerbread! So these Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Icing have been long on my mind and turned out exactly as I wanted.
I have been working on getting a gingerbread recipe similar in texture and idea to my Fall Pumpkin Squares for awhile now! I think I finally got, well I know I finally got it!
These are cake like, not dense like a cookie, but easy to eat with your hands. Covered in cream cheese icing and sprinkles, these will feed a crowd! Super great for those Christmas get togethers or to give to friend, family and neighbors as a treat.
And we can just admire for a minute how incredibly cute the gingerbread man sprinkles are!
I LOVE THEM!
Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Icing
I love large batch bar recipes like these and my Fall Pumpkin Squares. They are easy to make and make a lot for a lot of people or the ever popular leftovers for breakfast the next morning.
Love gingerbread, then these fun Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies should definitely be on your Christmas baking list. They make perfect cookies for kids to help with to leave for Santa!
Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Icing
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups molasses
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 3/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups hot water
Cream Cheese Icing
- 8 ounce bar of Cream Cheese
- 1/2 cup of softened butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- In mixing bowl cream the flour and sugar; beat in the eggs; mix in the molasses
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves
- Mix flour mixture into the creamed mixture until well combined
- Slowly mix in the hot water
- Spread batter into a cookie sheet with high sides approx 18x26, bake in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for 30-45 minutes- until tooth pick comes out of center clean and cake has slightly pulled away from edges of pan
Cream Cheese Icing
- Cream butter and cream cheese in a mixer, add vanilla
- Slowly stir in powdered sugar until well combined and smooth
- Once bars have cooled spread with cream cheese icing and decorate with sprinkles
Nutrition values are estimates, for exact values consult a nutritionist.
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