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FROSTED SUGAR COOKIE BARS

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Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a super soft cookie base with a luxuriously thick and creamy buttercream frosting on top!

I have been making Sugar Cookies with the boys literally since they could stand. It’s a Christmas tradition, but we make them throughout the year as well. It’s one of my favorite activities with them. As teenagers, they’re ‘old pros’ at cookie making.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a super soft cookie base with a luxuriously thick and creamy buttercream frosting on top! #recipe #easy #sheetpan #frosted #Lofthouse #creamcheese #Easter #Christmas

FROSTED SUGAR COOKIE BARS

If you’re new to making cookies, pan cookies or cookie bars (whatever you prefer to call them) is an easy way to begin baking cookies. It’s also a fun way to get children involved in cooking.

These Sugar Cookie Bars are modeled after the really soft frosted sugar cookies you can buy at bakeries and grocery stores. I made them into bars because I just really didn’t want to scoop out cookies.

As I said, they’re soft. Cream cheese is the not-so-secret ingredient that keeps these Sugar Cookie Bars so soft.

I prefer vanilla sugar cookies, but you can substitute other flavors if you prefer. Lemon, almond, or peppermint would all make great sugar cookie flavors.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a super soft cookie base with a luxuriously thick and creamy buttercream frosting on top! #recipe #easy #sheetpan #frosted #Lofthouse #creamcheese #Easter #Christmas

TIPS

  • If you plan to serve these to guests, they’re much easier to remove from the pan and cut if you line your baking pan with foil or parchment paper. Then, allow it to hang over the pan. You can use it as ‘handles’ to remove the bars from the pan. They are much easier to cut.
  • You can make the bars in advance. Keep them in an airtight container then frost when you have time.
  • As well, you can freeze the bars for up to three months. Freeze them in an airtight container or ziptop bag squeezing out as much air as you can. To thaw, simply leave them in the refrigerator overnight.
  • Sprinkles make the cookies festive. Sprinkles are different from jimmies. I don’t recommend the little ball decorations ‘jimmies’ (professionally they’re known as nonpareils.) They don’t hold their color well and will bleen into the frosting.
  • Finally, you can use whole milk in the frosting, but it is much, much better with heavy cream or half & half.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a super soft cookie base with a luxuriously thick and creamy buttercream frosting on top! #recipe #easy #sheetpan #frosted #Lofthouse #creamcheese #Easter #Christmas

While you’re here, check out these cookie recipes

  1. Mississippi Mud Cookies with Marshmallow Fluff and Chocolate Frosting
  2. Loaded Butterfinger Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies
  3. Blue Ribbon Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies
  4. Caramel Brownies
  5. Ranger Cookies with Chex
  6. Soft Batch Glazed Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
  7. Soft Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a super soft cookie base with a luxuriously thick and creamy buttercream frosting on top! #recipe #easy #sheetpan #frosted #Lofthouse #creamcheese #Easter #Christmas

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a super soft cookie base with a luxuriously thick and creamy buttercream frosting on top! #recipe #easy #sheetpan #frosted #Lofthouse #creamcheese #Easter #Christmas

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a super soft cookie base with a luxuriously thick and creamy buttercream frosting on top!
Author: Paula
4.41 from 5 votes
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 15 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 and ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

FROSTING

  • ¾ cup butter salted or unsalted, at room temperature
  • 2 and ¼ cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • food coloring optional
  • sprinkles optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray or line it with non-stick aluminum foil or parchment paper.
  • Add butter and cream cheese to the bowl of your electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Stop the mixer and scrape the side. Add the sugar and mix until combined.
  • Stop the mixer and scrape the sides again before adding the egg and the vanilla. Mix well after the addition. Next, add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix until combined.
  • Spread the dough evenly in the pan and smooth the top. Bake for 16 to 20 minutes. I baked mine for 18 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool completely before frosting.

FROSTING

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides.
  • With the mixer on low, add the powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract. Once the sugar is mixed in, you can turn the mixer speed up to medium and beat until the frosting is fluffy (about 2 minutes).
  • You can always add more sugar if frosting is too thin or more cream if the frosting is too thick.
  • If you want to color the frosting, add the food coloring and mix until it's combined.
  • Spread the frosting on cooled sugar cookies. Decorate with sprinkles if desired.
  • Store the bars in an airtight container on the countertop up to 2 days or in the refrigerator up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 281mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 927IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. We-Made-That.com says

    11.28.12 at 6:37 am

    5 stars
    Your recipes always make my mouth water! Those look YUMMY! Thanks for sharing on the We Made That Linky!

    Reply
  2. Paula Jones says

    11.24.12 at 10:07 pm

    thanks so much, he's a sweetie! See you on Monday!

    Reply
  3. Charlene@APinchofJoy says

    11.24.12 at 9:31 pm

    Awesome recipe — cute helper too! Thanks so much for sharing on Busy Monday!

    Reply
  4. Our Side of the Mountain says

    11.20.12 at 6:17 pm

    Stopping by from Kids in the Kitchen! Yum! But…what's leftover candy?! LOL

    Reply
  5. Kaylee says

    11.18.12 at 8:15 pm

    It is taking everything I have to not make these right now. Those look amazing!

    Kaylee
    http://www.couponingncooking.com

    Reply
  6. mail4rosey says

    11.18.12 at 4:12 pm

    My son loves to crack the eggs too. 🙂

    This looks delicious. I'm visiting you from the No Rules Weekend hop.

    Reply
  7. AndiWinslow says

    11.17.12 at 2:00 pm

    I am hungry! These look easy and very tasty. andi the wednesday baker

    Reply
  8. Paula Miller says

    11.16.12 at 4:23 pm

    YUM!!! I bet I'd eat way too many of these :)) Thanks for sharing this recipe and your meatloaf recipe with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party!!

    Paula
    lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. Six Feet Under Blog says

    11.16.12 at 11:09 am

    Sounds like a yummy recipe!

    Reply
  10. Janene Krajci Christine Hutchinson says

    11.16.12 at 9:41 am

    Ohhh EMMM GEEEE! That looks AWESOME!

    Thanks for linking up to the Mixer this week! We are so glad you stopped by to party with us and brought this yummy recipe with you!

    Janene @ More Than Mommies

    Reply
  11. Cranberry Morning says

    11.16.12 at 9:20 am

    And who wouldn't love these!! By the way, love the jammies. I'd like to find some like that for our little grandson. So cute!! Enjoyed the photo of your little chef.:-)

    Reply
  12. Blond Duck says

    11.16.12 at 8:23 am

    Popped in from SITS to drool…

    Reply

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