Name: Gingerbread Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 17 min
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 cup butter melted (cooled); 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup molasses (unsulphered); 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup butter softened; 8 ounces cream cheese softened; 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; purple or navy food coloring; Sprinkles

How To Make Gingerbread Sugar Cookie Bars

Cookie bars inspired by a favorite gingerbread treat are the perfect fall and Thanksgiving dessert. They even come with a rich cream cheese frosting.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 17 minutes

Total: 32 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Dough:

2cupsall purpose flour
1tspbaking soda
½tspsalt
1tspground ginger
1tspground cinnamon
¼tspground nutmeg
⅛tspground cloves
½cupbutter,melted and cooled
½cupgranulated sugar
½cupbrown sugar
¼cupmolasses,unsulphered
1egg
1tspvanilla extract

For Frosting:

½cupbutter,softened
8ozcream cheese,softened
3½cupspowdered sugar,sifted
½tspvanilla extract
purple or navy food coloring
sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk all dry dough ingredients together. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix melted butter, sugars, and molasses together until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla until smooth.
Add in the dry ingredients a little at a time and mix until combined. Spread the dough evenly into the bottom of the pan and bake for 15 to 17 minutes. Set pan on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Beat butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until there are no lumps. Sift in the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
Mix in the vanilla and then a tiny bit of purple or navy food coloring to make it more white. Get the air bubbles out by setting the mixer to stir and allow to mix for 1 to 2 minutes.
Spread the frosting over the cooled bars and add the sprinkles. Store covered in the fridge.