Ooey, Gooey Gingerbread Bars #ChristmasCookiesWeek #Sponsored

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprinkle Pop, a #ChristmasCookiesWeek sponsor.
I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development,

but all opinions are honest and they are my own. This page may contain affiliate links.

Prizes + Giveaway
Here we are at the final day of a fantastic event helmed by Ellen of Family Around the Table with help from Christie of A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures. These talented ladies are tireless and inspiring. They not only wrangled all of us foodie bloggers, but they lined up some amazing event sponsors who donated to us for recipe creation and also for prizes.

Go to my kick-off post to read about the prize packages and to enter the giveaway. Or you may enter at the bottom of this post. You won't want to miss out. Seriously. Your holiday baking will be kicked up more than a few notches.

The Final Cookie Tray

• Chocolate-Dipped Almond Biscotti by House of Nash Eats
• Andes Mint Cookies by Daily Dish Recipes
• Brownie Cookies by Books n' Cooks
• Bubble Light Sugar Cookies by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Chocolate Cutout Sugar Cookies by Everyday Eileen
• Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Madeleines by Family Around The Table
• Christmas Ornament Cookies by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies by The Redhead Baker
• Classic No Bake Cookies by Corn, Beans, Pigs & Kids
• Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies with Eggnog Glaze by Love and Confections
• Figgy Pudding Thumbprints by Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Frosted Chocolate Cherry Almond Bars by YumGoggle
• Cream Cheese Buttons with a Dark Chocolate Drizzle by Kate's Recipe Box
• Gingerbread Cookie Stars by The Freshman Cook
• Holiday Lights Sugar Cookies by Palatable Pastime
• Lemon Snowdrops by Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Merry Moose Cookies by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
• Not Your Grandma’s Sugar Cookies by Girl Abroad
• Ooey, Gooey Gingerbread Bars by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Pecan Shortbread Trees by Red Cottage Chronicles
• Perfectly Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies by Tip Garden
• Peppermint Meltaway Cookies by Soulfully Made
• Sour Cream Cookies by Grumpy's Honeybunch
• Sour Cream Cut Out Cookies by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Spiced Chocolate Cut Out Cookies with Marble Glaze by The Baking Fairy
• Sweet Potato Pie Cookies by Kelly Lynn's Sweets and Treats
• Whoville Christmas Wreath Sugar Cookies by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

Sprinkle Pop was is one of our event sponsors and - don't laugh! - but before I received their product, my experience with sprinkles was pretty minimal. You can read about my Trials and Tribulations with Sprinkled Cookies earlier this year. Thank goodness I had time to figure it out. And once I figured out that the sprinkles go on after you bake the cookies, we were golden. I hopped online and ordered more products from the sponsor; for Halloween, I made Día de los Muertos Sprinkled Cookies with their Día de los Muertos sprinkle mix and sugar skulls.

For this post, however, I am using their Ginger Bread Man Confetti. I am a huge fan of gingerbread anything. 'Tis the season...for gingerbread! Every December, I make batches and batches of gingerbread. {Gluten-Free} Burnt Caramel Quince Gingerbread, Puerquitos (Mexican Gingerbread Pigs), Piernik (Polish Gingerbread Cake); we even had a Gingerbread House Party for D's birthday in 2010. And, at this time of year, I always pull out my gingerbread scarf! As I wrote: huge fan of gingerbread.

But, for this recipe, I wanted to get the flavor of gingerbread (yes, this has all the same spices) and the cuteness of gingerbread (yes, these sprinkles are adorable) without having to age the dough and dirty my cookie cutters. Introducing an ooey, gooey gingerbread bar topped with tiny gingerbread men confetti.

 Ingredients

makes one 9" x 9" pan

Gingerbread Bars

• 3/4 C olive oil
• 1/2 C granulated sugar
• 1/2 C brown sugar
• 1/4 C molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 C flour
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t baking powder
• 1 t ground cinnamon
• 1 t ground ginger
• 1/2 t ground cloves
• 1/2 t ground nutmeg
• 1/2 t ground black pepper

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 4 ounces cream cheese (half a brick), softened
• 2 T butter, softened
• 2 C powdered sugar
• 1 T milk
• 1/2 t vanilla

To Finish

• sprinkles

Procedure

Gingerbread Bars
Grease a 9"x 9" baking pan and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the olive oil, sugars, and molasses. Beat until well combined. Add in the egg and beat until incorporated and smooth.

In a separate mixing bowl, blend together the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients gradually. Beat until just moistened.

Press the dough smooth into the prepared baking pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. While they cool, make the frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting
In a medium mixing bowl, beat all of the frosting ingredients together until smooth.

To Finish
Spread the frosting over the top of the cooled bars. Refrigerate for an hour so that they set. Top with sprinkles. Cut and serve.

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*Disclosure: I received product for free from the sponsor for recipe development, however, 

I have received no additional compensation for my post. My opinion is 100% my own and 100% accurate.

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