Ginger Gingerbread Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon ginger powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger (or quantity to taste)
• 3 tablespoons coarse sugar (for topping)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugar, molasses, and egg in large bowl.
• 2 add all spices and beat until well mixed.
• 3 add flour and crystallized ginger; beat until flour is incorporated.
• 4 spread into greased 9x13 pan and sprinkle coarse sugar on top.
• 5 bake 350 degrees 25-30 minutes until medium brown and risen in the middle. cool and cut.
• 6 notes: you can put the crystallized ginger on top along with the coarse sugar; this is helpful if you want to make part of the pan milder for the kids! looks great with colored coarse sugar.