Chocolate Gingerbread Bars
Total Time: 50 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for pan
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting (optional)
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 350°f butter an 8-inch square baking pan. line bottom with a strip of parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper. dust pan and sides of pan with cocoa, set aside. in a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour, ginger, pumpkin-pie spice, and baking soda; set aside.
- 2 in a large bowl, whisk together butter, brown sugar, molasses, egg, and sour cream until smooth. add flour mixture; stir just until moistened (do not overmix). stir in chocolate chips. transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top.
- 3 bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. transfer to wire rack; let cool completely. using paper overhang, lift gingerbread from pan. transfer to a cutting board and cut into 16 squares. before serving, dust bars with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
- 4 to store, keep in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.
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