These super easy Sugar cookie bars with Cream Cheese frosting are extremely soft and absolutely amazing! to top, colorful and fun rainbow sprinkles.
Instead of scooping the dough and making 3 sheets of cookies and frosting each one of them, this recipe is made in one single 8 inch pan, super quick and super easy.
It’s topped with a simple and delicious cream cheese frosting that pairs beautifully with them.
Ingredients you’ll need
Granulated sugar
Unsalted butter
Salt
Eggs
Vanilla extract
Almond Extract
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Full fat cream cheese
Powdered sugar
Sprinkles
Tips and Tricks for making the perfect Sugar Cookie bars
Butter is capable of holding air when whipped at room temperature, so make sure that it’s at room temperature when making your bars. Take it out of the fridge 1 hour prior to using, this will make for softer, more airy sugar cookie bars
Eggs should also be at room temperature; if pressed on time allow eggs to sit -completely covered- in warm (not hot) water for 5 minutes, this way ingredients will mix more evenly and your bars will get better volume
Cream cheese and butter need to be at room temperature for a creamy frosting. Allow both to sit on the counter for 1 to 2 hours prior to using them
To avoid a lumpy frosting, sift your powdered sugar!
Can I make my cookie bars ahead of time?
Sure you can! you can make the dough and refrigerate it for up to 3 days. When ready to bake, let it come at room temperature enough to spread evenly on your baking pan and bake.
You can also bake your bars, remove them from the pan (preferable uncut) and freeze in an air tight container for up to 3 months. Take out of the freezer, let them defrost, frost them with cream cheese frosting, cut them and enjoy!
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These super easy Sugar cookie bars are extremely soft and absolutely amazing! to pair, a soft cream cheese frosting and rainbow sprinkles
Prep Time20mins
Cook Time35mins
Total Time55mins
Course: Brownies and Bars
Cuisine: American
Keyword: frosted sugar cookies, Maria Corcuera, sugar cookie bars, sugar cookie recipe, sugar cookies, sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting, sweet fix baker
Servings: 16bars
Calories: 492kcal
Author: Maria Corcuera
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie dough
3/4Cupgranulated sugar
1Cupunsalted butterroom temperature
1/2teaspoonsalt
2eggsroom temperature
1teaspoonVanilla extract
1/4teaspoonAlmond Extract
2Cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking powder
Cream Cheese frosting
8ouncesfull fat cream cheeseroom temperature
1 1/4Cupunsalted butterroom temperature
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1/4teaspoonalmond extract
1/2teaspoonsalt
4Cupspowdered sugarsifted
Sprinkles to top
Instructions
Cookie Bars
Line the bottom and sides of an 8×8 in baking pan with parchment paper. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
Mix Sugar, butter and salt until no lumps are visible and butter is creamed. Add in eggs, vanilla and almond extract and mix
Mix in flour and baking powder until just combined. Pour into prepared pan and spread evenly, bake for 35 minutes or until edges are golden brown but center is still gooey. Let cool completely
Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and almond extract until creamy and until no lumps are visible. Gradually, add powdered sugar and salt and mix until fluffy
Pulling the parchment paper, remove the bars from the pan and frost, add sprinkles and cut into 16 equally sized squares
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Notes
* Leave butter out of the fridge 1 hour prior to using* If pressed on time, allow eggs to sit -completely covered- in warm (not hot) water for 5 minutes
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