Just Desserts
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Spice Bars
By Charlotte on December 6, 2013 1:07 AM
With Christmas around the corner, I've been looking for special dessert ideas.
These Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Spice Bars are laced with cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
These Gingerbread Spice Bars from The 250 Best Brownies Bars & Squares (Robert Rose Inc., September 2013, $19.95) arewonderful for the holidays. Besides having an aromagood enough to pleaseSt. Nick, these cinnamon-, ginger- and clove-laced treats arereally easy to make. You simply mix the ingredients (you'll need two bowls), pour the batter into an oblong pan, bake, slice and enjoy.
We adore themserved warm topped with a dab of butter. A blazing fire and steaming-hot coffee are optional!
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Spice Bars
Makes 36 Bars
Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C)
13- x 9-inch cake pan, greased
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pinch ground cloves
- 1/2 cup shortening, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup fancy molasses
- 1 cup boiling water
In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt and cloves.
In another bowl, beat shortening and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until incorporated. Beat in molasses. Gradually blend in flour mixture alternately with boiling water until just incorporated. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a rack to cool completely, then cut into bars.
Recipe* from The 250 Best Brownies, Bars and Squares
Author: Esther Brody
Other Works: The 250 Best Muffin Recipes, 500 Best Muffin Recipes, 1500 Best Bars and more
Publisher: Robert Rose Inc.
Penned: September 2013
What's Inside: A collection of taste-tempting dessert recipes that are easy to make. You'll find 32 brownie variations (everything from basic chocolate to Broadway Blondies) plus 100s of chocolate, coconut, fruit, nut and peanut butter bar and square ideas. There's even a chapter devoted to no-bake creations (like Ice Cream Peanut Crispies) that could be lifesavers when you're time crunched.
Time Out: 208 pages
Available: $19.95 at Amazon and most book retailers
* Excerpted from The 250 Best Brownies, Bars & Squares by Esther Brody © 2013 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with publisher permission.
In the mood for something sweet? You'll also enjoy:
- Easy Chocolate Kiss Peanut Butter Cookies
- Easy Chunky, Chocolate Pecan Cake Mix Cookies
- The Joy of Sweet and Salty Candy Bar Blondies
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