Description
Sugar Cookie Bars are thick, soft, chewy, and topped with creamy frosting and sprinkles for a classic dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 3 tbsp cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- pink food coloring optional
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line a 9×9 pan
- Beat butter and sugar until fluffy
- Add egg vanilla almond extract and cream cheese and mix
- Add flour and baking powder until dough forms
- Spread dough in pan and bake 20-25 minutes
- Cool bars completely
- Beat frosting ingredients until smooth
- Spread frosting and add sprinkles
- Cut into squares and serve
Notes
- Do not overmix the dough
- Do not overbake for soft texture
- Cool completely before frosting
- Store in airtight container
- Refrigerate for longer freshness
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 55