Sugar Cookie Bars
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4.6
Sugar Cookie Bars
Description
This recipe starts by creaming softened salted butter with granulated and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, then incorporates eggs, vanilla, and optional lemon zest for a bright note. Dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, and salt are folded in. The dough is pressed evenly into a baking pan and baked briefly to retain a soft center with minimal browning.
The cooled bars are topped with a butter-based frosting made by creaming together salted butter and powdered sugar, then mixing in vanilla and milk or cream to achieve a fluffy, spreadable texture. Optional sprinkles add decorative touch and subtle crunch.
These bars serve well for casual dessert occasions or parties, offering a portable sugar cookie experience in bar form. The frosting adds sweetness and moisture contrast to the tender cookie base.
Ingredients
Bars:
- ¾ cup butter softened to cool room temperature, salted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ tablespoon lemon zest optional; but delicious, fresh
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting:
- 6 tablespoons butter salted, softened
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk or cream
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- For the bars, in a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the lemon zest (optional), flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined.
- Lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan with cooking spray or line with parchment paper and grease. Press the sugar cookie dough into an even layer in the bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes. Don't overbake! The bars should have hardly any color around the edges and barely be set in the middle. Let the bars cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until smooth (if the mixture has trouble coming together, add a drop or two of milk). Add in the vanilla, milk or cream, and food coloring (if using), and mix until the frosting is light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled bars and top with sprinkles.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Bar | |
| Calories | 203kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 148mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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