Soft Spice Bars

Submitted by Marg (CaymanDesigns)

"I love spice cake, so why not bars?"

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 30 bars

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove, ground
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

directions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine butter, 1 cup of sugar and molasses.
2. Beat in egg until smooth.
3. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt; stir into the molasses mixture. Spread into a greased 15 x 10-in. baking pan.
4. Sprinkle with remaining sugar.
5. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
6. Do not overbake. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

Reviews

[Kars Kitchen]

I had a hard time with these bars...stayed very wet and I had to rebake. I used a 9x9 pan. They do have wonderful flavor, much like a molasses cookie or ginger snap. I'll try them again in a larger pan.

 

[Reed5426]

These were sooo good. The amount of spices was perfect and the bars were the perfect accompaniment to our tea yesterday. I'm so glad I just bought that size pan because I'm pretty sure the size of the pan for this recipe is absolutely key. Thank you.

 

[XAnnette]

These were great. I made them with Splenda. Next time I'll use a little extra Splenda and a little extra salt. I should mention the dough was very thick. A 9 X 9 baking dish worked best for me. Also, the baking temperature was 375 degrees.

 

[Deborah1]

Excellent! I overbaked by 5 min because I didn't hear my timer, but they were still soft. I used blackstrap molasses, and it may have overpowered my spices a bit, so next time I will add a pinch more of each. This was extremely quick and easy and definitly one that will be baked often. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[shortstuff]

These taste just like a Soft Molasses Cookie I make only they take no time at all! They are great cut into strips and dunked in milk. The only change I made to the recipe is I generously sprinkled them with suger instead of just the 2 Tbl. And be sure not to over bake them so they stay soft and chewy!:o)