Gingerbread Cookie Bars

This recipe is from Six Sisters Stuff 12 Days of Christmas cookbook. They are very addictive to molasses lovers and highly recommended by me because they are easy and pretty much perfect and I am a molasses junky! Merry Christmas!

Gingerbread Cookie Bars

1/2 c. butter, melted (oil works too)
3/4 c. granulated sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. molasses
1 egg
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt

1 recipe of your favorite cream cheese frosting (optional)
powdered sugar for dusting (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x13 pan with baking spray and set aside. In a mixing bowl beat butter, sugars, vanilla and molasses until creamy.  Add the egg and stir.  Add dry ingredients and mix until well combined.  Using clean hands or a rubber spatula, press dough into prepared pan. Bake 15- 20 min. (bars should be a little moist.) Cool.  Frost if desired, or dust with powdered sugar. Cut into squares and serve.

Jenny