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Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars

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!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
48 mins
Servings: 18
Calories: 534 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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

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  1. 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.
  2. Add flour, baking powder, and salt to a mixing bowl, and whisk until combined.
  3. Add butter and sugars to large mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  4. Mix eggs in butter mixture.
  5. One egg at a time.
  6. Add extract and mix until incorporated. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, half at a time and stir until just mixed in.
  7. Fold in red and green sprinkles, gently.
  8. Blend until incorporated.
  9. Spread batter into prepared pan, as evenly as possible.
  10. 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.
  11. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire rack.
  12. While bars are cooling, add cream cheese and butter to a bowl or stand mixer.
  13. Beat until well combined.
  14. Add in powdered sugar ½ cup at a time and mix well.
  15. Spread frosting over top of cooled bars.
  16. Top with Oreo cookies and M&Ms.
  17. Enjoy every bite! Serve or store in a covered container for up to 4 days.
Alternate Frosting
  1. 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.
  2. Add the salt, vanilla, and milk, stir it in until combined.
  3. 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

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

% 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.