Gingerbread Cookie Bars

½ cup soft butter
½ cup vegetable oil 
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup molasses
2 eggs
2 ⅔ cups flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
¾ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon nutmeg

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, oil, and sugars with an electric mixer on medium high for 1 minute or until fluffy. Hand stir in eggs; don’t overmix. Add dry ingredients all at once and mix until fully incorporated. Press mixture into a greased 9 x 13 pan. I spray my hands with baking spray and quickly and evenly press cookie dough into the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 28+min. Let cool completely. Frost with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting. 
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Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
6 ounces softened cream cheese
6 tablespoons soft butter
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons whipping cream
2 cups powdered sugar
Dash of salt

Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Stir in cinnamon. Add vanilla extract, whipping cream, powdered sugar, and salt. Mix until fluffy.