KYLEE COOKS

Classic Sugar Cookie Bars

Sugar Cookie Bars are a classic! Fluffy, soft and a little bit chewy, these bars are topped with a creamy homemade frosting.

INGREDIENTS

get prepped

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F Spray a 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.

01

make the bars

In a stand mixer, beat together butter, cream cheese and sugar for 2 minutes until blended, light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, egg and egg yolk and beat for 3 minutes.

02

add dry ingredients

In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. Add half the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on low until just combined.

03

mix to combine

Add the rest of the flour, scraping down the edges until everything is fully mixed. Stop when you no longer see flour.

04

transfer dough

Transfer dough to prepared baking pan and press it down with a spatula' covering the whole pan evenly. Bake for 25 min.

05

make frosting

Whisk butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla and heavy cream Mix on low speed until combined.

06

finish frosting

Turn up the speed to high. Whisk until very fluffy and light. Add two drops of food gel if using and beat until completely mixed, and the color even.

07

frost

Once your bars are cool, frost them and add sprinkles.

08

serve

Remove bars from pan and cut them into squares.

09

KYLEE'S NOTES

I prefer to use gel food coloring, because it doesn’t affect the texture of the frosting.

Don’t skip the cream cheese, it helps make the bars soft and fluffy.

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Be sure to use room temperature butter. 

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