These Easy Sugar Cookie Bars are frosted with butter cream frosting and are delicious. They are baked on a sheet pan , decorated for the Christmas season and cut into squares.
Sugar cookies are a personal favorite. Adding frosting makes them extra yummy. We decorated these bars in Christmas colors. However, you could easily change them up for any holiday or event.
Making cookies in bar form makes it so easy. If you like this short cut, try some of my other bar cookies. The Best Magic Bar Recipe, Pumpkin Bars With Raisins and Cream Cheese Frosting or Extra Easy Sugar Cookie Cherry Pie Bars.
FAQ and Tips :
Yes absolutely if you prefer cream cheese frosting ,they will taste great.
The cookies will stay fresh at room temperature in an air tight container for several days.
The recipe is tested with salted butter and personally find it much more flavorful. If using unsalted butter, you should add ½ tsp. of salt to the recipe.
How to Make Easy Sugar Cookie Bars :
INGREDIENTS NEEDED
Sugar Cookies
- Salted Butter
- Granulated Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Flour
- Salt
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
Butter Cream Frosting
- Butter (softened)
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Cream
- Food Coloring
- Sprinkles
Gather ingredients for cookies.
Mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
Whisk together dry ingredients.
Mixing the dry into the wet ingredients.
Spread dough onto a cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes.
Gather the ingredients for your buttercream frosting.
Mixing the frosting .
Frosting the cookies.
Cookies ready to serve.
If you are looking for a traditional sugar recipe, trylifeloveandsugar.com/best-soft-and-chewy-sugar-cookies/
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Easy Sugar Cookie Bars
Equipment
- OVEN
- Electric Mixer or Stand Mixer
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 5 cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
Butter Cream Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp. heavy cream
- food coloring and sprinkles
Instructions
Cookies
- Pre-heat oven to 350°-Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray (13 x 18)
- In a mixing bowl ,using an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until smooth (3-4 minutes)
- Next add eggs one at a time mixing after each egg , add vanilla , mix well
- In a separate bowl , whisk together dry ingredients -flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and combine well
- Spread on prepared baking sheet
- Bake 15-18 minutes until light golden brown. Cool before frosting
Buttercream Frosting
- With a hand held electric mixer or stand mixer beat butter until smooth , add vanilla .
- Slowly add powdered sugar continuing to beat on medium high . Add cream and food coloring until desired color.
- Spread frosting on cooled cookies . Add sprinkles and sugar as desired.
- Cut to 18 squares or desired size.
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