Soft Glazed Gingerbread Bars

Ingredients

For the Gingerbread Bars

½ cup softened butter
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup molasses
1 egg, room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger

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¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
1-3 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a large bowl cream together the butter and brown sugar, beat in the molasses and egg. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until well combined.
Press into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs. Let cool completely before glazing.
To make the glaze, mix together the powdered sugar, vanilla and enough of the milk to make a smooth consistency that is easy to drizzle. Drizzle onto cooled bars. Cut into squares.