ginger cookie bars and cookies

Name: Ginger cookie bars and cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) crisco butter or original; 1/2 cup(s) butter softened (i used smart balance); 2 cup(s) dark brown sugar or splenda brown; 2 - eggs; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 2 teaspoon(s) clove, ground; 3 teaspoon(s) ginger; 4 cup(s) self rising flour, divided; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; - sugar for coating cookies or splenda; - cinnamon sugar for top of bars; 1/2 cup(s) dark molasses

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Brenda Newton

New Bern, NC

Updated on Aug 8, 2016

I love soft ginger cookies, but my husband likes bars so I decided to try to make both with one recipe and was really happy how it turned out. I also like them with Splenda Brown sometimes instead of with regular dark brown sugar when I go on a diet, but still want something to satisfy that sweet tooth. This recipe works great either way. Ginger cookies are great anytime of year not just at Christmas so give them a try. Either way!

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These were made with the Splenda Brown sugar

prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Convection Oven

yield 8 bars and 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

1 cup crisco butter or original
1/2 cup butter softened (i used smart balance)
2 cups dark brown sugar or splenda brown
2 - eggs
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons clove, ground
3 teaspoons ginger
4 cups self rising flour, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla
- sugar for coating cookies or splenda
- cinnamon sugar for top of bars
1/2 cup dark molasses

How To Make ginger cookie bars and cookies

Step 1

Cream Crisco, butter and brown sugar or Splenda brown

Step 2

Add eggs, molasses,vanilla, and spices. Blend
Step 3

Add 3 of the 4 cups of flour and mix. Take half and pour into a 8 x 8 floured pan or small bar pan and cook at 350 until cake tester is clean about 20-30 mins.
Step 4

Add remaining cup of flour to dough mix well and refrigerate while bars are cooking. Roll into 1" balls and roll in cinnamon sugar place on cookie sheet and cook about 6-8 minutes depending on whether you like them soft or like snaps.. I like them soft so cook for the shorter time. Enjoy!
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