These super-soft and chewy gingerbread cookie bars are drizzled with plenty of white chocolate and absolutely melt in your mouth!
So I’m having a moment with gingerbread right now, peeps. In addition to sub-moments with cranberries, eggnog, and all things white chocolate-covered.
There is no stopping now, guys. Full steam ahead to the Land of Holiday Diet-Busters.
But, but! You HAVE to give me at least a liiiiiiittle credit because a lot of the recent treats around here have, in fact, been on the lighter side of the holiday eats spectrum. Kinda sorta.
P.S. Check back with tomorrow if you want to see living proof of that. #squuuueal.
For now though, we need to have a serious chat about these bars. And the awesome fact that I just took everything you love about time-consuming gingerbread cut-out cookies, jammed it all into one pan, covered it with white chocolate and called my job here DONE.
Just call me Ms. Gingerbread Whisperer.
So today’s post is in conjunction with a little project I totally look forward to participating in every year…the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap!
Otherwise known as the sole reason I’m buried in cookies up to my eyeballs. But, who’s complaining??
Not only is it super-fun receiving and obviously EATING tons of cookies from different bloggers all over the country, but it’s also an amazing cause that partners with Cookies for Kids’ Cancer every year. Because the only thing maaaaaybe better than eating a cookie is giving a cookie, right?
And that, friends is what you call a win-win kind of cookie deal. 😉
As sad as I was to part with 3 dozen of these cookie bars to send to 3 different food bloggers, there happened to be a simple solution to the problem that I totally fixed asap.
Uh, duh, Sarah! Make more, more, more!
You’d be surprised to know how quickly that translates into eat more, more, and MORE. I can’t help it! These bars are ultimately chewy just like a cookie, loaded with all the gingerbread flavors, and you KNOW I have an obsession with pretty little criss-crosses of white chocolate.
You guys get me. 😉
It’s almost embarrassing to admit how many of these bars I’ve demolished over the past week…like seriously, help. The addiction is freaking REAL.
And by help I mean just tell me that it’s A-OK to binge on gingerbread cookie bars. I don’t really need assistance in polishing off the remainder of batch #4 and a’countin. 😉
I mean, just look at you, you gorgeous little white chocolate-covered gingerbread cookie bar, you!
Come to me and meet my cup of coffee. We’ve both been waiting all year for you. 😉
Soft-Baked Gingerbread Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x13 baking pan with foil and lightly grease. Set aside.
- Place sugar and butter in a medium bowl and with a handheld electric mixer, beat on medium speed until creamy. Beat in molasses, egg, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and spices to bowl and beat until a dough forms.
- With greased hands, pat dough into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake bars at 350F 20 minutes (middle will still seem soft and underdone---this is ok) Cool bars completely on a wire cooling rack.
- Once bars are cooled, use foil to remove from pan. Drizzle with melted white chocolate and slice into bars. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I’ve been craving everything gingerbread lately, Sarah! These bars look SO good! I love that they’re soft and drizzled with a sweet glaze. I would love to devour a few of these for breakfast!
Sarah says
Nothing wrong with craving gingerbread ALL the things! 😉
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says
That white chocolate drizzle is to die for! Totally loving your cookie swap recipe!! 😀
Sarah says
Thank you so much Lauren!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
Oooh I wish I had gotten a batch of these in the mail – they look so delicious!! So soft and chewy…want!
Sarah says
Aww I wish we could have been swap buddies, Rachel!
Sandra @ Heavenly Home Cooking says
These look beautiful and delicious! I love the idea of a cookie swap that benefits a good cause. I will have to watch for that next year! Your contribution looks to die for!
Sarah says
The FB cookie swap is so much fun, Sandra! You definitely need to do it next year!
Kelly says
These cookie bars look incredible, Sarah!!! I love gingerbread everything this time of year and it sounds perfect with the white chocolate drizzle! The recipients must have been so happy to receive these 🙂
Sarah says
Aw thank you Kelly! You could never go wrong with gingerbread right??
Nora | Savory Nothings says
A healthy gingerbread obsession never did any harm to anyone, haha! I’m obsessed as well! And these bars look so incredibly soft and delicious – need them in my life ASAP!
Sarah says
Haha! Right?? It couldn’t hurt anyone for me to obsess over gingerbread 24/7. LOL.
Allie says
I’ve been having a moment with gingerbread as well and these bars look absolutely amazing. I love the addition of the melted white chocolate over top.
Sarah says
Multiple moments with gingerbread is never a bad thing! 😉 Thanks Allie!
Hillary says
These look great…do you think you could freeze these in advance?
Sarah says
Yes, for sure Hillary!!