Sugar Cookie Bars
Sugar Cookie Bars are thick, soft, chewy, and perfectly sweet. They have all the same flavors of a sugar cookie, just in a bar form! Topped with frosting and sprinkles, making the best dessert!
Servings: 12 regular sized cookie bars
Equipment
Ingredients
Sugar cookie bars
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 3 Tbsp. cream cheese; softened
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Sugar cookie frosting
- 1/4 cup butter; softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- pink food coloring gel optional
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl with a hand or stand mixer, beat together the softened butter and sugar until fluffy, then add the egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, and cream cheese until combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Slowly add in the flour and baking powder until a thick cookie dough batter has formed. Be sure not to overmix.
- Spread the cookie dough into the prepared baking pan and evenly spread with a spatula. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until set and the top is a light golden brown. Let cool for a few minutes.
- In the meantime, you can make the frosting. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and pink food coloring gel. Add more milk if the frosting is too thick and you can add more powdered sugar if the frosting isn't thick enough.
- Once cooled, spread the frosting generously on top of the cookie bars. Top with sprinkles, and cut into 16 square bars. Enjoy!
Notes
Notes:
- Store any leftovers in the same baking pan or transfer to an airtight container. They will keep fresh for 3 days or you can store them in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- You can cut the frosted bars into 16 smaller squares or 9 large squares. You can also cut them into rectangular bars or triangles.
- Refrigerate the frosted cookie bars for a few minutes before cutting the bars to get perfect cut bars.
- Switch out the frosting and sprinkles for different holidays. You can make these for just about any occassion!