Ginger Bars

A soft bar cookie like a brownie, but with a brown sugar and ginger flavor, takes 1 hour and 10 common pantry ingredients.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 278 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 ¾ cups brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Mash the brown sugar, butter, and molasses together in a bowl with a spoon until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly combined. Mix in the ginger, eggs, and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir 1/4 of flour mixture into the butter mixture at a time, incorporating each addition before adding the next. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool before cutting.