Fast Frosted Gingerbread Cookie Bars

Soft and moist, these gingerbread bars are like frosted gingerbread cookies but require much less time, effort, and equipment. Bake some for your holiday table, year after year.

subheading: Gingerbread bars:

1 ¼ cups (150g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour*

1 tablespoon King Arthur Gingerbread Spice*

½ teaspoon baking powder

⅛ teaspoon table salt

6 tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter

6 tablespoons (128g) molasses

½ cup (107g) dark brown sugar, packed

1 large egg, at room temperature

1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract

See “tips,” below.

subheading: Frosting:

1 cup (114g) confectioners’ sugar

pinch of table salt

4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter, softened

½ to 1 teaspoon water or milk

Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.

Directions at kingarthurbaking.com

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