Soft Spice Bars
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2-1/2 dozen.
"These bars have the old-fashioned taste of gingersnaps, but they're chewy and quick to fix," writes Sharon Nichols from her kitchen in Brookings, South Dakota.
Ingredients
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3/4 cup butter, melted
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1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
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1/4 cup molasses
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1 large egg
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, combine butter, 1 cup sugar and molasses. Beat in egg until smooth. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt; stir into the molasses mixture.
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2.
Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 110 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 173mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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