GINGER COOKIE BARS AND COOKIES

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I love soft ginger cookies, but my husband likes bars so I decided to try to make both with one recipe and was really happy how it turned out. I also like them with Splenda Brown sometimes instead of with regular dark brown sugar when I go on a diet, but still want something to satisfy that sweet tooth. This recipe works great...

Provided by Brenda Newton

Categories     Cookies

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 c crisco butter or original
1/2 c butter softened (i used smart balance)
2 c dark brown sugar or splenda brown
2 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp clove, ground
3 tsp ginger
4 c self rising flour, divided
1 tsp vanilla
sugar for coating cookies or splenda
cinnamon sugar for top of bars
1/2 c dark molasses

Steps:

  • 1. Cream Crisco, butter and brown sugar or Splenda brown
  • 2. Add eggs, molasses,vanilla, and spices. Blend
  • 3. Add 3 of the 4 cups of flour and mix. Take half and pour into a 8 x 8 floured pan or small bar pan and cook at 350 until cake tester is clean about 20-30 mins.
  • 4. Add remaining cup of flour to dough mix well and refrigerate while bars are cooking. Roll into 1" balls and roll in cinnamon sugar place on cookie sheet and cook about 6-8 minutes depending on whether you like them soft or like snaps.. I like them soft so cook for the shorter time. Enjoy!

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