Gingerbread Bars

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 7 1/2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. butter and flour a 15x10x1 inch baking sheet.
• 2 place 2 cups flour in a medium bowl; transfer 2 tablespoons flour to a small bowl and reserve. add spices, baking soda and salt to the flour in the medium bowl; whisk to blend.
• 3 using an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and 6 tablespoons sugar in large bowl until fluffy. beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then molasses. add dry ingredients to butter mixture and beat to blend. spread batter evenly in prepared pan. sift reserved 2 tablespoons flour evenly over batter, then sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar.
• 4 bake gingerbread until golden brown and tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 22 minutes; cool completely in pan on rack. cut gingerbread crosswise into 4 strips, then cut each strip into 6 pieces to form 24 bars. each bar will be about 3 1/2x1 3/4 inches. store in a airtight container at room temperature.