Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
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The combo of butter and cream cheese makes this easy sugar cookie bars recipe so soft. Make these easy bar cookies as Christmas cookie bars!
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Ingredients
- 4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅔ cups light brown sugar packed
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract almond extract
- ½ cup colored sprinkles, red and green
- cooking spray
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3 ½ cups icing or powdered sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup butter softened
Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 ½ cups powdered or icing sugar
- pinch sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tablespoons whole milk
Decorations
- 1 dozen Oreo cookies
- 1 cup Christmas M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease or foil and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Parchment works great too. Get out and measure all of your ingredients.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt to a mixing bowl, and whisk until combined.
- Add butter and sugars to large mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Mix eggs in butter mixture.
- One egg at a time.
- Add extract and mix until incorporated. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, half at a time and stir until just mixed in.
- Fold in red and green sprinkles, gently.
- Blend until incorporated.
- Spread batter into prepared pan, as evenly as possible.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25-28 minutes or until starting to turned golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire rack.
- While bars are cooling, add cream cheese and butter to a bowl or stand mixer.
- Beat until well combined.
- Add in powdered sugar ½ cup at a time and mix well.
- Spread frosting over top of cooled bars.
- Top with Oreo cookies and M&Ms.
- Enjoy every bite! Serve or store in a covered container for up to 4 days.
Alternate Frosting
- While the bars cool, make the frosting by placing the butter into a large bowl with an electric hand mixture and whipping until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar a little at a time until fully mixed.
- Add the salt, vanilla, and milk, stir it in until combined.
- Then place the mixer on medium-high speed and whip for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Spread on cooled bars.
Notes
- These sugar cookie bars are thicker than your normal sugar cookie bar. They cook up nice and thick with a terrific chew. They taste just like frosted sugar cookies but in bar form.
- You can add coloring to the frosting whatever color you like.
- I use jimmie style sprinkles because they tend not to bleed.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
534kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
83g
(28%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
85mg
(28%)
Sodium
117mg
(5%)
Potassium
84mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
59g
(118%)
Vitamin A
694IU
(14%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 534 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 534kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 83g | 28% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 85mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 117mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 84mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 59g | 118% |
| Vitamin A | 694IU | 14% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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