glorified gingerbread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• mix sugar, shortening, flour, spices, and salt as for pie crust. divide dough in half and set aside.
• add remaining ingredients to half of the dough. place in a greased 9 inch square pan. sprinkle the other half of the dough over mixture. bake for 30 minutes. cool in pan and then cut into bars.