Gingerbread Cookie Bars Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 and 2 1/4 cups
• 1 and 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• small pinch of ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 and 1 1/2 cups
• small pinch each of ground ginger, cinnamon, & allspice
• 1/4 for optional garnish: cup