GINGERBREAD SHORTBREAD

For keeping gingerbread at the forefront of your diet. 

2 sticks butter - softened

½ cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla bean extract

2 ½ cups flour 

¼ cup molasses

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp cloves 

Mix everything together and press into either a 9x9 baking dish or a springform pan. Top with sugar and bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, until the sides are golden and the middle does not sink down.