Super Easy Orange Ginger Bars

Super Easy Orange Ginger Bars. So easy to make with just a few ingredients. The citrus & spice flavours go together particularly well for the Holidays too!

Super Easy Orange Ginger Bars

Looks like I didn’t get all of my cookie recipes out quite in time for Christmas. I just discovered this leftover recipe for Orange Ginger Bars in my unpublished file.

If you got behind on your holiday baking and need a quick and easy cookie bar idea, this one could not be simpler.

This recipe is based up on our Super Easy Lemon Bars recipe, which is also a fantastic quick and easy choice.

Super Easy Lemon Bars using only 5 simple ingredients

This uses orange instead of  lemon and adds the spicy warm zip of candied ginger to the mix. This is a flavour combination that is really reminiscent of the Holidays.

Many seniors I know talk about getting citrus fruits in their Christmas stockings. Often they might be clementines or tangerines that were available only at that time of year.

Use seasonal citrus like these clementines, when they are in season.

Feel free to use any of those seasonal oranges like tangerines, satsumas or clementines in these Orange Ginger Bars for a bit of a nostalgic nod to Christmases past.

Candied ginger is one of my favourite ingredients for balking. Both Spouse and I love ginger in any form. If you like you can omit the candied ginger in favour of stirring in a little powdered ginger or even a little cinnamon or cloves for a slightly less intense spice flavour.

Candied ginger slices. Sweet spicy treat for tea. Prevention of colds. Health. Selective focus

Candied ginger for these Orange Ginger Bars can be found in dry form as shown in the photograph or it can also be found in bottles packed in sugar syrup. That’s he one I like to use.

Believe it or not, I sometimes use the ginger infused syrup from the bottle on pancakes. That’s the mark of a real ginger lover! 

All in all this was a great cookie bar experiment. The taste is wonderfully unexpected and will have guests asking for the recipe.

Super Easy Orange ginger Bars

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Yield: 36 cookies

Super Easy Orange Ginger Bars

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Super Easy Orange Ginger Bars. So easy to make with just a few ingredients. The citrus & spice flavours go together particularly well for the Holidays too!

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Ingredients

For the bottom pastry

• 1 cup cold butter, cut in small pieces
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour

For the orange ginger top layer

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• 4 eggs
• zest of one large orange, or two clementines
• 1/2 cup orange juice

You will also need

• 1/4 cup candied ginger, finely chopped

Instructions

To prepare the pastry botton

1. Using a pastry cutter or in a food processor blend together the butter sugar and flour.
2. Press evenly into the bottom of a greased and parchment paper lined 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F ( 325 degrees F if you are using glass bake-ware)

To prepare the orange ginger top layer

1. For the orange ginger topping simply whisk together all of the ingredients in the filling, except the candied ginger.
2. Allow the topping to sit for about 10 minutes before whisking together well again and pouring over the baked shortbread base. Sprinkle  the candied ginger evenly over the top.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F for about another 20- 25 minutes or until the top is slightly browned and the custard appears to be set. Cool completely. Sprinkle with icing sugar when cool.

Notes

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The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

Nutrition Information

Yield

36

Serving Size

1 cookie bar
Amount Per Serving Calories 129Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 31mgSodium 52mgCarbohydrates 18gSugar 12gProtein 1g

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