Easy Sugar Cookie Bars
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Easy Sugar Cookie Bars
Description
Easy Sugar Cookie Bars combine butter, cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla to create a soft dough that bakes evenly in a 13x9-inch pan. Leavening with baking powder and soda provides lift and tenderness. After baking and cooling, the bars are topped with a cream cheese frosting made by blending butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until smooth and spread thickly. Sprinkles add a decorative touch.
The final bars have a tender crumb and creamy frosting layer that is sweet and rich. Cutting into squares makes serving convenient, and the recipe suits occasions needing a handheld dessert. The frosting amount is generous, highlighting the cream cheese flavor.
For best results, bring butter and cream cheese to room temperature before mixing to ensure smooth dough and frosting. Adding flour gradually helps avoid messes during mixing. The frosting thickness can be adjusted by halving the recipe if less sweetness is preferred.
Ingredients
Cookie Bars
- ¾ Cup butter room temperature, unsalted
- ½ Cup cream cheese room temperature
- 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Frosting
- ½ cup butter room temperature, unsalted
- ½ cup cream cheese room temparture
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- Sprinkles assorted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Either grease a 13x9 pan very well or line it with parchment paper or foil
- In the bowl of a mixer blend butter, cream cheese and sugar, until well blended. Add in the egg and vanilla and mix until completely combined.
- In a medium bowl mix the baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour. Slowly add in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour until a thick dough forms.
- Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Cool completely before frosting. About 20 minutes after baking your can lift the dough out of the baking pan, using the foil. Put it on a wire rack to finish cooling.
- For the frosting, In the bowl of a mixer add the room temperature butter and cream cheese and mix until blended.
- Add in the vanilla and slowly mix in the powdered sugar. Mix until creamy and smooth.
- Spread the icing evenly and thickly across the cooled cookies.
- Sprinkle the icing with lots of seasonal sprinkles.
- Cut into squares and enjoy.
Notes
- Bring butter and cream cheese to room temperature before starting to ensure smooth mixing.
- Add flour gradually during mixing to prevent spillover or messy dough.
- The frosting amount is quite thick and sweet; halve the frosting ingredients for a lighter layer if desired.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 426 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 426kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 67mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 169mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 80mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin A | 692IU | 14% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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