Gingerbread Sugar Cookie Bars

The perfect holiday dessert! These soft, chewy gingerbread sugar cookie bars are packed with cozy holiday spices and topped with the creamiest cream cheese frosting. They come together in one bowl and are SO easy to make! The perfect festive treat for your next holiday baking day!

By @mersgoodeats

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 0 softened butter
• 0 brown sugar
• 0 granulated sugar
• 0 egg
• 0 vanilla extract
• 0 molasses
• 0 flour
• 0 baking soda
• 0 salt
• 0 ground ginger
• 0 ground cinnamon
• 0 ground cloves
• 0 ground nutmeg
• 0 cream cheese frosting

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking dish with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Cream together until light and fluffy.
3. Add in the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
4. Mix in the molasses until fully incorporated.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg.
6. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
7. Spread the dough evenly into the prepared baking dish.
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Allow the bars to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
10. Once cooled, spread cream cheese frosting over the top of the bars before slicing and serving.