These bars taste just like chewy Gingerbread cookies covered with a perfect layer of cream cheese frosting!

Gingerbread Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

I have a new obsession with oversized sweatshirts. I’ve never been a huge fan of hoodies, so they are perfect for me. I still feel warm and snuggly without feeling like I am being choked.

I recently found the cutest pink Christmas themed oversized sweatshirt and I can’t stop wearing it! I am pretty sure they were trying to sell it as an ‘ugly sweater,’ but I love it! My plan is to just go along calling it that so in case people assume that’s what it is, we’re on the same page. But really, it’s too cute to be ugly so I’m wearing it all through the season!

I cannot believe Christmas is coming! Truthfully, my excitement is more over the traditions we’ve made than anything else… like Hot Cocoa while we are at the parade, putting up the decorations, Christmas caroling, Egg Nog, and Christmas movies! Oh, and we can’t forget about the Christmas baking! These Gingerbread Cookie Bars are delicious and my Mom’s famous Soft Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies are always a hit!

What You’ll Need for the Cookie Bars:

• 2 cups + 2 tbsp Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Cloves
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3/4 cup Butter, Melted & Cooled Slightly
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup Molasses, Unsulphured
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Vanilla

And for the Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
• 1 (8 oz) package Cream Cheese, Softened
• 2 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla

How to Make Gingerbread Cookie Bars

• Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium size bowl whisk together 2 cups + 2 tbsp flour, 1 1/2 tsp ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp cloves, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt.
• In a separate bowl, cream together 3/4 cup melted & slightly cooled butter, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1/4 cup molasses until well combined.
• Mix in 1 egg and 2 tsp vanilla.
• With mixer set on low speed, slowly add flour mixture into the wet mixture and mix until combined.
• Pour dough into prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
• Bake for 14-17 minutes.
• Make frosting by beating together 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 (8 oz) package softened cream cheese. Add in 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Beat until fluffy.
• Once the bars are cooled, spread icing over the bars. If decorating, cut into bar shapes before decorating.

More Christmas Cookies:

• Chewy Sugar Cookies
• Gingersnap Cookies
• 2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
• Christmas Peanut Butter Blossoms
• Christmas M&M Cookie Bars
• Best Soft Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies + VIDEO
• 20 Best Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes

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Gingerbread Cookie Bars, these bars taste just like chewy Gingerbread cookies covered with a perfect layer of cream cheese frosting!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 14 minutes

Total Time 29 minutes

Ingredients

Cookie Bars

• 2 cups + 2 tbsp Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Cloves
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3/4 cup Butter, Melted & Cooled Slightly
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup Molasses, Unsulphured
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Vanilla

Cream Cheese Filling

• 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
• 1 (8 oz) package Cream Cheese, Softened
• 2 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a medium size bowl whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and molasses until well combined.
4. Mix in egg and vanilla.
5. With mixer set on low speed, slowly add flour mixture into the wet mixture and mix until combined.
6. Pour dough into prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
7. Bake for 14-17 minutes.
8. Make frosting by beating together butter and cream cheeses. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until fluffy.
9. Once the bars are cooled, spread icing over the bars. If decorating, cut into bar shapes before decorating.