Description
These Patriotic Sugar Cookie Bars are soft, buttery, and topped with fluffy frosting and festive red, white, and blue sprinkles. Perfect for summer parties and patriotic celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
- Patriotic sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until smooth.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract, then mix well.
- Stir in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt until combined.
- Spread dough evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes until edges are lightly golden and center looks slightly soft.
- Cool bars completely before frosting.
- Beat butter and powdered sugar together until smooth.
- Add heavy cream and vanilla extract, then whip until fluffy.
- Spread frosting over cooled bars and top with patriotic sprinkles.
- Slice into bars and serve.
Notes
- Do not overbake the cookie bars.
- Allow the bars to cool completely before frosting.
- Refrigerate briefly for cleaner slices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 90
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 27
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 38