Gingerbread Cookie Bars
These Gingerbread Cookie Bars are chewy, sweet and taste just like gingerbread! These cookie bars make the best holiday treat!
Servings: 24 bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 cup butter melted and slightly cooled
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar; packed
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 whole egg
- 1/4-1/2 cup white chocolate melted
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13 glass baking dish with parchment paper. In medium bowl, whisk together flour, spices, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
- In a large bowl add the butter and sugar; whisk to combine. Whisk in egg and molasses- make sure to NOT over mix. Stir in the flour mixture until all is combined. Feel free to use your hands to incorporate all ingredients.
- With a spatula or your hands, spread the cookie dough evenly into the prepared baking pan. Use your hands to push the dough into the corners and evenly press the dough into the pan, this will take a few minutes.
- Bake the cookie bars for 22-25 minutes just until the cookie bars are cooked through and slightly golden brown. Remember the molasses will make these golden brown as well. Do not over bake! The bars will slightly harden and become chewy once cooled completely. Cool on a cooling rack.
- Once the bars are completely cool, drizzle the melted white chocolate on the bars and let sit to harden the chocolate. Once the chocolate is set, cute into 24 bars and enjoy!
Notes
*To drizzle the white chocolate, place the melted chocolate in a zip-lock bag and cut a small slit at one of the tips. You can drizzle any way you would like, I just zig-zagged the chocolate from both angles.