Peppermint Ginger Bars with Buttercream Frosting
Inspired by Candy Lasses, these gingerbread bars are full of peppermint flavor and frosted with vanilla buttercream. Gingerbread and candy cane. It's a thing. An amazing thing. Don't knock it til you try it.
Ingredients
12 servings
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch glass pan with parchment paper or foil. Spray with nonstick spray if you use foil.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat butter for 1-3 minutes, scraping sides, until light and fluffy.
- Add the brown sugar and beat again.
- Add molasses, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well, scraping sides.
- In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Crush 8 candy canes in a food processor. (I like to add the Lightly Dried Ginger to let it get a little more chopped up, but you don't have to.) If you don't have a food processor put them in a ziplock and use a rolling pin. Add the candy cane and the Lightly Dried Ginger to the flour mixture and whisk in.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until just combined.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 27-28 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Err on the side of under baking, just as you would with brownies.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely. When cool, lift the bars from the pan.
- Meanwhile make the frosting. Beat 3/4 cup butter until smooth, 1-3 minutes (depending on how cold your butter is).
- Add 1 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla.
- Add the remaining powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat well. Add more milk or powdered sugar to reach desired consistency. Beat well, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Spread the frosting over the bars. Sprinkle with 3-4 crushed candy canes right away. You could also stir them straight into the frosting. Then stuff your face.
Nutrition per serving
588kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$2448.00
$2448.00
Per Serving
$204.00/serving
$204.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$4896.00 vs buying!
~$4896.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (95% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| butter | 0.6666666666666666 cup | $174.00 |
| & 3/4 cup brown sugar | 1 | $13.00 |
| molasses | 0.25 cup | - |
| eggs | 2 | $65.00 |
| vanilla extract | 2 tsp | $152.00 |
| all-purpose flour | 2 cups | $16.00 |
| baking powder | 1 tsp | $7.00 |
| baking soda | 0.25 tsp | - |
| salt | 1 tsp | $1.00 |
| nutmeg | 1 tsp | $100.00 |
| cinnamon | 1 tsp | $29.00 |
| Lightly Dried Ginger | 4 tsp | $22.00 |
| crushed candy canes | 0.6666666666666666 cup | $36.00 |
| butter | 0.75 cup | $195.00 |
| & 1/2 cups powdered sugar | 2 | $25.00 |
| & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla | 1 | $1524.00 |
| -3 tablespoons milk | 2 | $21.00 |
| salt | 0.25 tsp | - |
| -4 crushed candy canes | 3 | $68.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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