Dessert for 16
Gingerbread Bars
These chewy gingerbread bars blend molasses and spices, bake in one pan, and finish with a simple cream cheese layer.
Typical price
$1.75for 4 servings
$0.44 per serving$1.75 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 6 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.98 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch pan.
- Whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar, then add the egg, molasses, and water.
- Stir in the dry mixture, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 22 minutes.
- Cool the bars for 8 minutes, then beat the cream cheese with vanilla until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese over the bars and cut into squares.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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