Gingerbread Bars Recipe
Karly Campbell | Buns in my OvenGingerbread Bars are combined and baked in one pan. So easy and delicious.
Can we talk about gingerbread for a minute?
The best part about gingerbread, as a kid, was the rolling out the dough. The cutting it into shapes of little people. The gallons of icing and little candies for decorating. The sprinkles.
Oh, god. The sprinkles.
Now I’m an adult, y’all. (Oh, shuddup. I am! I might not always act like it, but I totally am.)
The worst part about gingerbread is the rolling out the dough. (Flour everywhere.) The cutting into little people shapes. (My kids don’t know how to properly align the cookie cutters to make the most of the space and heaven help you if you don’t let them do the cooking cutting.) The icing and candies. (Nobody has time to be scraping colored icing off of their furniture and/or ceiling fan.) And, of course, the sprinkles.
We could decorate cookies once a year and I’d still find sprinkles in my underwear drawer, the bathroom vanity, and out in the garage behind an unpacked box from when we moved 3 months ago.
Sprinkles are magical. In a bad way. They hide and they multiply and, I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but I think they’re trying to take over the world.
So! I made gingerbread bars and I don’t even care that I’m ruining my children’s childhoods. These bars are amazing! They’re thick and chewy and so perfectly spiced. Did I mention how I snuck some dark chocolate chips in there? ‘Cuz I did. Lots of ‘em. White chocolate would be pretty nice too. Or milk chocolate. Or basically whatever chocolate you have will work great, because oh, right...chocolate.
Make your holiday a teensy bit easier this year and share the love with these gingerbread bars.
You know what else taste better as bars? Snickerdoodles and Red Velvet Cheesecake, that's what.
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Gingerbread Bars Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2/3 cup Butter, Room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Molasses
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- Powdered Sugar, For sprinkling on top
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and molasses using an electric mixer.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in the flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Batter will be very thick.
- Use a rubber spatula to spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before sprinkling with powdered sugar and serving.
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- Karly Campbell
- Source:
- lightly adapted from allrecipes.com
- Cooking Method:
- Baking
- Cuisine:
- Winter
- Category:
- Christmas
- Tags:
- Bar Desserts, Baking, Baked, Christmas, Party Food, Desserts, Snacks, Family Meals and Snacks, Winter
- Related Recipes:
- Bar Dessert Recipes, Baking Recipes, Baked Recipes, Christmas Recipes, Party Food Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Snack Recipes, Family Meals and Snack Recipes, Winter Recipes
- Recipe Yields:
- 12 servings
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Author: Karly Campbell
Source: lightly adapted from allrecipes.com
Recipe Yields: 12 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
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