Ginger Bars Recipe
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Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
3/4 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
For the Frosting:
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
3 tsp water
dash of vanilla
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Directions:Cream butter and sugar till well blended. Add beaten egg and molasses. Add sifted dry ingredients. Mix well. Divide the dough into four equal pieces and make each piece into a 12" log roll. Place two logs onto one sheet pan that has been greased. With the heel of the hand flatten each roll to a thickness of about 1/4" Do the same for the remaining dough logs.
Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.
Whisk the frosting ingredients together and pour over the baked logs of dough while still hot.
Cut into bars and serve. |
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Notes: Jim's co-worker from 28 years ago gave me this recipe. It's a good dough for gingerbread men too. I would roll out the whole ball of dough at once to a thickness of 1/4" and cut into Gingerbread Men.
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