Cinnamon Cookie Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup ground pecans

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, oil, molasses and egg.
• 2 stir in flour, soda, salt and cinnamon.
• 3 mix well.
• 4 press the dough into a solid ball and divide in half with a knife.
• 5 shape each half into a strip 15" x 1-1/2" 3" apart on a greased cookie sheet or a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. you may use a rolling pin to help flatten.
• 6 bake 375° until edges are light brown and tops are cracked, 6-7 minutes (soft), 8-9 minutes (crisp).
• 7 if you want you can glaze them now coming out of the oven with a powdered sugar, milk & vanilla paste.
• 8 warm glaze in microwave before spreading on warm cookies.
• 9 cool 2 minutes.
• 10 cut each strip crosswise into slices for cookie bars.
• 11 let cool and enjoy.