Gingerbread Cream Cheese Blondies + Stocking Stuffers

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Ginger, fresh

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Canned Goods

  • 1/4 cup Applesauce

• Condiments

  • 1/3 cup Molasses

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Cloves, ground
  • 1 1/16 cup Flour
  • 2 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 1 Pinch Salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1/2 stick Butter
  • 3 oz Cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt, low fat

Found on livelytable.com

Description

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a square 8x 8 baking dish with parchment or grease well.
• In a large bowl, combine butter, applesauce, sugar, molasses, egg, vanilla and ginger. Stir until well mixed.
• Sift in dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Pour into prepared pan.
• In another bowl, blend cream cheese, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls onto gingerbread batter and then use a knife to make swirls in the two batters.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool before cutting into squares.

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