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Sugar Cookies Bars, thick and delicious and covered with creamy whipped frosting, topped with sprinkles and perfect to eat, love, and enjoy in every bite.
Soft & Chewy Sugar Cookie Bars
Sugar cookie bars are one of my favorite desserts, they serve a dual purpose of a cookie and a bar all in one. Light and fluffy, buttercream frosting and topped with all kinds of different sprinkles that just make you so happy to eat them.
Sugar cookie bars cannot be easier to make and only take 10 minutes in the oven. Spoiler alert, the only hard part is waiting for them to cool so you can top them with decadent frosting and sprinkles, but trust me, they are worth the wait.
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Ingredients
Bars:
- Butter
- White sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- AP flour
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Cornstarch
Homemade Frosting:
- Unsalted butter
- Confectioners sugar
- Heavy cream
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
- Food coloring (red to make the pink)
- Nonpareils
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How do you make sugar cookie bars?
Mix butter and sugar. Once mixed and fluffy, add eggs and vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and continue mixing.
Put into pan.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Beat the butter until creamy, and then slowly add confectioners sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.
Add a few drop of food coloring and mix in (add more food coloring to get your desired color).
PRO-TIP: You can add a little more confections sugar or a little more heavy cream if you need to adjust the consistency.
Frost the bars once fully cooled.
Top with nonpareils as desired
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can use canned frosting in place of homemade frosting. We recommend 2 containers of frosting and some confectioners sugar (powdered sugar), which will make it thicker.
The key to these sugar cookie bars is the super thick frosting. If you choose to go down the store-bought frosting route, you can easily make the canned frosting thicker.
To make your frosting thicker, you will mix in a tablespoon of confectioners sugar at a time until you get your desired thickness.
Cut sugar cookie bars up into whatever size you would like and then using an airtight container start layering the bars cookie side down in a single row. Separate layers with parchment or wax paper and seal tight with the lid.
You can freeze sugar cookie bars, no problem! Just place the sugar cookie bars in a single layer of an airtight container, separating the layers with parchment or wax paper then seal tightly with the lid. Or, you can put them on a cookie sheet and freeze them. Then place them in an air-tight container or zip lock bag. Place in the freezer for up to 3 months.
There is just something about this sugar cookies bar recipe that brings a smile to people’s face.
Maybe it’s the thick and buttery taste and texture of the cookie, or could it be the soft and fluffy layer of decadent frosting that you first encounter as you take bite after bite?
For me it’s both! And let me tell you, one bite leads to needing, not wanting, but needing another bite followed by another bite and you get my drift.
These sugar cookie bars are beyond addicting.
So make a fun and delicious batch of sugar cookie bars you can customize and decorate for all occasions. Want to add some chocolate chips into your cookie bars? Take a look at our Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars or our Pizookie – a pizza cookie! (chocolate chip cookie skillet)! Even easier (only FOUR INGREDIENTS!) and just as delicious!
Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients
For the Cookie Bars:
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temp
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs room temp
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp cornstarch
For the Homemade Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temp
- 2½ cups confectioners sugar
- 3-4 tbsp heavy cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Salt, to taste
- Food coloring (red to make the pink)
- Nonpareils
Instructions
Bars:
- Preheat oven to 350, prepare 9×9 pan with nonstick spray.
- Cream butter for a minute, then add sugar and continue to beat. Once mixed and fluffy, add eggs and vanilla extract and mix.
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and whisk. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and continue mixing with a hand mixer.
- Put into pan and bake for 25 minutes until lightly browned. Do not overbake!
- Cool completely after baking before frosting.
Frosting:
- With a handheld mixer, beat the butter until creamy, and then slowly add confectioners sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract and mix on low. Once everything is added, slowly turn the speed up to high and beat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add a few drop of food coloring and mix in (add more food coloring to get your desired color).
- Frost the bars once fully cooled and top with nonpareils as desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclosure
Nutrition information is an estimate. Please utilize your own brand information to double check against our estimates.
Originally posted by Shannon from The Food Cafe
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