Chewy Gingerbread Cookie Bars

Are gingerbread man cookies just for Christmas? When I viewed this recipe the bars looked incredibly soft and chewy and looked like a great alternative to making individual gingerbread men.
Let's give them a try....

Ingredients
2/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Frosting:
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
14 cup butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
1.  Preheat oven to 350 F.  Spray a 9X13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2.  In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, an molasses using an electric mixer.
3.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4.  Stir in flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and slat unit just combined.
5.  Use a rubber spatula to spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish.  Bake for 25 0- 30       minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6.  Cool complete before frosting.
7.  To make the frosting, beat together the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
8.  Spread frosting over the cooled bars and serve.
9.  Store in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Tupps Tidbits:  this made way too much frosting, I would cut the frosting recipe in half

This is the first dessert recipe I have ever made and did not like. Do not get me wrong, the frosting was awesome but the bar was too strong of a gingerbread flavor.  NOT A KEEPER in our HOUSE!

Where did we find this one?  I did not save the exact location on the web, but does it matter, the recipe is not a keeper! LOL!