Servings: 18 serving(s)

Prep time: 15 minutes

Total time: 1 hours 5 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

These simple buttery gingerbread shortbread bars have a lovely gingerbread kick and that irresistible shortbread texture.

Gingerbread Shortbread Bars

Buttery gingerbread shortbread bars are so simple to make and have that irresistible shortbread texture.

Scale

1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. butter, softened
½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. icing sugar
2 Tbsp. Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned in)
2/3 cup cornstarch, spooned in
1 ½ tsp. gingerbread spice blend (recipe below) or 1 tsp. ground ginger & ½ tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 325 F
Cream butter and sugar. Add molasses and mix to incorporate.
Sprinkle over flour, cornstarch and spices and mix until dough just comes together.
Press into a 9”x9” pan and prick with a fork.
Bake 50-55 min.
When almost cooled cut into bars

Gingerbread Spice Blend

Variations:

Add 1/8 tsp of cardamom and/or mace

Crosby’s Molasses