Soft Spice Bars

Name: Soft Spice Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, melted; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided; 1/4 cup molasses; 1 large egg; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

"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

3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/4 cup molasses
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

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.
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.

Originally published as Soft Spice Bars in Taste of Home October/November 1999

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zippee-0415

Jan 9, 2019

I've been making these since 2012 and they are a family favorite.
lmg647

Dec 5, 2013

Realized my review didn't include any stars...5 stars...love these bars!
beksand

May 2, 2013

These are SO good! I top them with cream cheese icing. Yummy!
jeanemed

Jan 1, 2013

Easy and delicious. We've made these for years. They roll very thin, so I make them in a smaller pan that suggested so they are a tiny bit thinner. Makes them more moist and chewy.
RachelE

May 18, 2012

Good bars when I was in the mood for something resembling ginger cookies, but I was looking for something simple. I subbed 1/2 cup applesauce for 1/2 c butter, and the texture was still pretty good. I smeared a thin layer of icing on the top, because I thought they could use it.
egancm

Dec 5, 2010

I've made this recipe 4 times now and we love it. Always gets compliments. At a party I heard someone say "they look like brownies that didn't turn out but they taste really good"