My Gingerbread Cookie Bars are one of my favorite holiday treats! Chewy cookie texture and topped with a homemade cream cheese frosting.
I love all thing gingerbread. Cookies, cakes, breads...lattes! You name it and I am a fan. I love my recipe for Gingerbread Cookie Bars too!
The cookie part is moist and chewy. It is filled with flavors from the molasses, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
The spice combo is offset by a homemade cream cheese icing. I love this recipe because it is not too runny and spreads perfectly over the top of the bars.
I love to add a few festive sprinkles as well.
I am celebrating holiday baking all week with Christmas Cookies Week. A few friends and I are going to make all kids of delicious holiday treats all week!
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookie Bar
- brown sugar
- salted butter
- large eggs
- vanilla
- milk
- molasses
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- ginger
- ground cloves
- ground nutmeg
Cream Cheese Frosting
- cream cheese
- unsalted butter
- vanilla extract
- powdered sugar
Instructions
Gingerbread Cookie Bar
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the brown sugar, eggs, butter, milk, vanilla, and molasses.
- Slowly add the flour mixture while mixing.
- Pour batter into the prepare pan and bake for 22-24 minutes. An inserted toothpick should come out free of uncooked dough. It may have a few crumbs.
- Remove from oven and allow the gingerbread to cool completely before icing. Top with festive sprinkles.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cream butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in a bowl with a hand or stand mixer till smooth.
- Add powdered sugar a ½ cup at a time till smooth and fluffy. Do not overmix.
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Gingerbread Cookie Bars
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookie Bar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup salted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbsps milk
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Gingerbread Cookie Bar
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the brown sugar, eggs, butter, milk, vanilla, and molasses.
- Slowly add the flour mixture while mixing.
- Pour batter into the prepare pan and bake for 22-24 minutes. An inserted toothpick should come out free of uncooked dough. It may have a few crumbs.
- Remove from oven and allow the gingerbread to cool completely before icing. Top with festive sprinkles.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cream butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in a bowl with a hand or stand mixer till smooth.
- Add powdered sugar a ½ cup at a time till smooth and fluffy. Do not overmix.
Wednesday Christmas Cookie Recipes
- Andes Peppermint Oatmeal Cookies from Christmas Tree Lane
- Cherry Pecan Thumbprint Cookies from Family Around the Table
- Chocolate Linzer Cookies from Jolene's Recipe Journal
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Cinnamon Spiral Cookies from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Cinnamon Toast Macaron from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Dark Rum Cherry Almond Thumbprint Cookies from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
- Easy Sugar Sprinkle Cookies from Palatable Pastime
- Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies from Frugal & Fit
- Gingerbread Cookie Bars from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Ginger-Lemon Delights from Sweet Beginnings
- Glazed Orange Carrot Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie
- Italian Ricotta Cookies from Jen around the world
- Melting Snowman Cookies from Kathryn's Kitchen Blog
- Mexican Wedding Cookies from Shockingly Delicious
- Pecan Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies from Kate's Recipe Box
- Pistachio Rose Cookies from Magical Ingredients
- Reindeer Cookies from Devour Dinner
- S'Mores Cookies from An Affair from the Heart
- S'Mores Cookies from Daily Dish Recipes
- Snickerdoodles from Leftovers Then Breakfast
- Speculoos Cookies from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Stained Glass Cookies from Art of Natural Living
- Whipped Shortbread Cookies from Take Two Tapas
- White Chocolate Espresso Cookies from Blogghetti
I'll take gingerbread any way I can get it! And in a bar sounds pretty gosh darn yummy to me!