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Posted: 9 years ago

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How to Celebrate Molasses Bar Day

The best way to celebrate molasses bar day is to make your own molasses bars and see what all of the fuss surrounding molasses is aboutonce you've tried these homemade molasses bars, you'll never want a plain old gingerbread cookie again! The consistency of molasses makes the bars delightfully moist and chewy, and the tangy ginger offsets the sweetness. But beware of one thing: these are seriously addictive!

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Edited by coolhi1988 - 9 years ago

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hiya

@coolhi1988

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Chewy Ginger Molasses Bars Recipe

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Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 16-18 minutes

Total time: under 40 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon ground ginger
teaspoon ground nutmeg
teaspoon salt
pinch of ground cloves
1 cup brown sugar packed
cup butter (1 stick) softened
cup dark molasses
1 large egg
1 cup raisins

Directions

First, you should preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Next, butter and flour a cookie sheet and set it aside for later. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients; that is, the flour, salt, baking powder and spices. In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, and then add the egg and molasses, stirring until well combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients, constantly mixing. Next, stir in the raisins and make a dough. Flour your hands and press the dough over the cookie sheet in an even layer. Bake for 16-18 minutes, removing from the oven when a toothpick inserted into the dough comes out clean. Let cool completely before slicing with a pizza slicer into about 32 pieces.

These bars keep really well, even when they are left uncovered, as they are so moist. But that doesn't mean they will last that long! These tend to be very addictive with all their chewy, buttery, spicy goodness, so don't be surprised if they are all gone in under 2 days! One of these bars contains about 105 calories, which isn't very much, really; still, it is easy to overindulge.

Edited by coolhi1988 - 9 years ago