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Christmas: Soft Ginger Bar Cookies

Source of Recipe


The Village News






List of Ingredients



• 1-1/4 cups sugar
  
• 1 cup butter, softened
  
• 1 egg
  
• 3 Tbsp molasses
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 3 cups flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1-1/2 tsp ground ginger
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  
• 3 Tbsp coarse decorator sugar or regular sugar
  






Instructions



1. Combine 1-1/4 cups sugar with the butter in a large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).
   
   
2. Add egg, molasses, and vanilla, beating again for about 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).
   
   
3. Press mixture into a greased 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with decorator sugar. Bake 16 to 20 minutes in a 350-degree oven until golden brown. Cool. Cut as desired.
   
   Makes about 4 dozen bars.