Soft Sugar Cookie Bars

Soft Sugar Cookie Bars with Frosting

This recipe is so easy & makes really soft sugar cookie bars.

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So why did I make this recipe? I was looking for a good dessert I could make for the 4th of July & I kind of got side tracked. I thought about making these sugar cookie bars and using red, white, & blue sprinkles on top which would have been festive but then I realized I didn’t have my patriotic sprinkles, I  had left them with my sister! Whats the next best thing? Multi-colored sprinkles of course! I call them birthday sprinkles because they remind me of a birthday celebration.

I found that after frosting them they become even softer. Makes about 20 squares depending on how you cut it. I made this recipe in a 9×13″ pan. You can also double this recipe and bake it in a 18×13″ jelly roll pan.

Soft Sugar Cookie Bars

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 20

Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) butter softened (I used salted)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2½ cups all purpose flour
• pinch of salt (1/4 teaspoon if using unsalted butter)
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• -Frosting-
• ½ cup butter softened (I used salted)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2½ Tablespoons milk
• sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. degrees. Grease a 9x13" pan.
2. Using an electric mixer, cream butter & sugar together. Add eggs & vanilla, mix.
3. Add flour, salt, & baking soda. Mix well.
4. Press the dough into greased pan. (I used a rubber spatula to even out & press dough down, you could also use your hands).
5. Bake 10-15 minutes or until the edges are starting to turn a slight golden brown.
6. Let cool then frost.
7. To make the frosting: combine all the ingredients & beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread over sugar cookie bars, add sprinkles (optional).

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