GLORIFIED GINGERBREAD

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Gingerbread bar cookies.

Provided by Suzanne Stull

Categories Desserts Cookies Bar Cookie Recipes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
½ cup shortening
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix sugar, shortening, flour, spices, and salt as for pie crust. Divide dough in half and set aside.
Add remaining ingredients to half of the dough. Place in a greased 9 inch square pan. Sprinkle the other half of the dough over mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool in pan and then cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 484.3 calories, Carbohydrate 73.1 g, Cholesterol 32.6 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 543.3 mg, Sugar 39.2 g