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Servings Size:
makes approximately 16 bars
Measurements:
(Recipe in grams below!)
Cookie Dough
1 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
3 & 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
Cream Cheese Filling
1 block cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
(1/2 cup granulated sugar for coating too!)
Why measure in grams?
If you ask any bakery how they measure, most will say they measure in grams. Measuring by weight is more reliable for desserts because some recipes don’t specify if you should pack your ingredients and do not take into account how different people measure their ingredients.
A common mistake people make in measuring ingredients is when measuring brown sugar. Brown sugar is clumpier than normal sugar because it is mixed with molasses. 100 grams of white sugar is equivalent to 100 grams of packed brown sugar—though most people don’t pack their brown sugar the same way, so you will most likely not get the same measurement unless using a scale.
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Measurements In Grams:
Cookie Dough
226 grams butter
100 grams granulated sugar
150 grams brown sugar
6 grams vanilla extract
140 grams molasses
1 egg
430 grams All-Purpose Flour
4 grams cinnamon
2 grams ginger
1 gram nutmeg
2 grams baking soda
1 gram baking powder
Cream Cheese Filling
1 block cream cheese (8 oz)
56 grams powdered sugar
6 grams vanilla extract
(100 grams granulated sugar for coating too!)
Kitchen Equipment
Stand mixer with paddle attachment OR medium sized bowl with whisk and rubber spatula
oven tray
parchment paper
large cookie scooper (~1/3 cup)
circular cup/cookie cutter (optional)
Instructions:
Step 1
Preheat oven to convection 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix room temperature cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Once well combined, scoop 1 tbsp balls onto a parchment paper lined plate/tray and chill in the freezer.
Beat room temperature butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with a whisk or paddle attachment (stand mixer) until mixture turns an off-white color (1-2 minutes).
Step 2
Mix in egg, vanilla extract, and molasses until combined.
Step 3
Add All-Purpose flour, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda into the mixture. Fold in dry ingredients.
Step 4
Flatten out half of your cookie dough into an 8x8 parchment paper-lined tray and then spread cream cheese mixture over top. Crumble the rest of cookie dough over cream cheese layer and lastly sprinkle some extra sugar on top (for extra texture!).
Step 5
Bake cookie bars for 29-31 minutes.
Step 6
Then let bars sit for about an hour or chill in fridge for 45 minutes before removing from pan and cutting 4x4.
Step 7
Eat fresh or store in a chilled environment for up to 8 days!
