Description
Soft and festive Valentine Cookie Bars made with tender sugar cookie dough, topped with creamy frosting, sprinkles, and candy hearts for an easy holiday dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons Valentine sprinkles
- 1 tub white frosting
- 1/4 cup Valentine sprinkles
- 1 tablespoon candy hearts or red M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add butter, eggs, and vanilla and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Fold in Valentine sprinkles and spread the dough evenly into the pan.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Allow the bars to cool completely.
- Spread frosting evenly over the cooled cookie base.
- Decorate with sprinkles and candy hearts, then cut into bars.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 10–15 minutes before baking to help the bars bake evenly.
- Let the bars cool completely before frosting to keep the frosting thick and smooth.
- Use an 8×8-inch pan for thicker bars or a larger pan for thinner bars with adjusted bake time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg