Sugar Cookie Bars
What's better than sweet soft sugar cookies? All the best of a sugar cookie baked up in a bar. Old fashioned in flavor and modern in the making, these sugar cookie bars are perfect especially when topped with a sweet light buttercream frosting.
Calories: 5045kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup softened butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 2-3 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- preheat the oven to 350˚
- butter a 9x13 and line it with parchment so you can lift it out as one big cookie, you can also use foil for this
- cream the butter and sugar until soft and fluffy
- add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition
- mix in the vanilla
- pour the flour in on the butter
- then use a fork to lightly mix in the baking powder and salt into the flour
- then use the mixer to mix everything together until the dough comes together
- scrape the bowl with a spatula to make sure everything is mixed in well
- bake the cookie for 20 minutes at 350˚
- when it's lightly browned remove it frm the oven and let it cool
- when it's cool make the frosting by mixing the butter and powdered sugar together with a mixer, stir in the vanilla and salt
- add just enough milk to make a light fluffy buttercream
- frost the cookie and add sprinkles
- lift the whole cookie out of the pan
- cut into bars and serve
Nutrition
Calories: 5045kcal | Carbohydrates: 682g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 243g | Saturated Fat: 150g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 63g | Trans Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 941mg | Sodium: 4724mg | Potassium: 591mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 438g | Vitamin A: 7615IU | Calcium: 443mg | Iron: 17mg