Iced Gingerbread Bars
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5.0
9 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Servings
20
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Course
Dessert
Iced Gingerbread Bars
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Soft chewy cookies with a rich spiced flavor, Iced Gingerbread Bars are an old-fashioned treat that will rock your holiday cookie tray.
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Ingredients
Gingerbread:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup lard or shortening
- 1/2 cup mild molasses or sorghum
- 2 egg yolks
- 6 Tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all purpose flour
Frosting:
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment and spray with non-stick spray.
- Mix sugar, ginger, cinnamon and salt, then cream in lard. Mix in egg yolks and molasses.
- In a separate dish, dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to first mix.
- Mix in flour. Dough should be dense but spreadable.
- Spread in prepared pan. Bake at 350 F until toothpick inserted off center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- After taking the gingerbread out of the oven, prepare the frosting.
- In a free-standing mixer or large metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Do not over beat.
- In a small saucepan, mix sugar and water. Heat on medium, stirring just until sugar dissolves. Once mixture comes to a boil be sure not to stir or it will crystalize. Heat to 238 - 242 F (soft ball stage).
- When sugar is up to temperature pour into egg whites, beating until mixture is fluffy but still spreadable. Immediately spread over (partially cooled) gingerbread. I let the frosting cool and harden on the bars at room temperature, but you could serve when it's cool, even if still soft.
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