Gingerbread Bars With Orange Frosting


I can hear you already going what on earth is that?????





Well.....If words like “Bars” make you think, “Ew, weird, clicking away now." Don’t–click away!




Avoiding things that sound weird will keep you from enjoying things that taste amazing.





So onto the recipe...

 

First things first



Ingredients:


3 1/4 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
2/3 cup molasses
2 whole eggs
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Frosting Ingredients:
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp orange juice










Second things steps...

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter and molasses in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking soda and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. Beat until well mixed. Place 3/4 cup mixture in small bowl. Add oats to 3/4 cup molasses mixture; mix well. Set aside.
Press remaining mixture into ungreased 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan.
Combine pumpkin, 1/2 cup sugar, cream cheese, vanilla and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice in medium bowl. Beat until well mixed. Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Spread mixture over crust to within 1/4 inch of edge. Crumble reserved oat mixture over filling. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until topping is light golden brown. Cool completely.
Combine powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon butter and vanilla in small bowl. Beat at medium speed, gradually adding enough half & half for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled bars. Store bars in loosely covered container in refrigerator.
*Substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves.



Now simple disclosure I will on occasion borrow pictures or recipes from other sites if I did not create the recipe or take a picture and I apologize...

The above picture came from landolakes and the recipe came from me


Enjoy !!


Love, Kiolbasa Style