Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars

Sugar cookie bars are such a fun and easy way to enjoy sugar cookies, but without all the struggle of having to roll sugar cookies out! These sugar cookie bars are made with a delicious soft, chewy and buttery sugar cookie based, topped with a layer of fluffy and silky smooth buttercream frosting and Christmas sprinkles. Every bite is truly flavourful!

What Are Sugar Cookie Bars?

Sugar cookie bars are a chewy and soft sugar cookie base baked into a squared pan until perfection, then topped with a smooth and soft buttercream frosting and decorated with sprinkles. Sugar cookie bars are great as they are an easier way to enjoy sugar cookies, but without all the hard work and effort.

Ingredients For Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars

• Unsalted Butter: Using unsalted butter allows you to fully control the amount of salt going into your cookies.

• Granulated sugar: This recipe uses granulated sugar to create a crunchy outside and a soft interior.

• Egg: Eggs will bind your cookies together

• Vanilla Extract: Will give the cookies a depth of flavour.

• Almond Extract: Almond extract will elevate the flavours of the sugar cookie bars. It’s completely optional, but it’s highly recommended.

• All Purpose Flour: The all-purpose flour is perfect for these cookies, it creates a tender cookie.

• Baking soda: & Baking powder: It’s a leavening agent.

• Salt: Any baked goods need salt. Salt is used to balance out the sweetness of any dessert.

• Heavy cream: The heavy cream is used for the buttercream frosting.

Can I Make The Bars into Cookies?

Of course! If you don’t want to make them into bars, this recipe works great and taste delicious for making sugar cookies! You can customize the sugar cookies completely up to you, by adding sprinkles to the batter or even filling the cookies with your favourite spread. Either way, they will taste amazing.

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Serving size

• Around 16 sugar cookie bars

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 1 egg

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/4 tsp almond extract (optional)

• 2 cups All-purpose flour

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/4 tsp salt

Frosting

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature

• 2 cups powdered sugar

• 3 tbsp heavy cream

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/4 tsp salt

Topping

• Festive sprinkles

Instructions

Step 1

• Preheat oven to 350°F (177C). Line a 8x8 square baking pan with parchment paper on all sides and set aside.

Step 2

• With a whisk, beat butter, and granulated sugar together until fluffy and mixture turns an off-white colour (about 2 minutes). Add the egg, and vanilla extract and mix until a smooth consistency.

Step 3

• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms. Place the dough and spread it out evenly into the prepared baking pan.

Step 4

• Bake the bars for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the edges have turned a golden brown colour, but the center is still gooey.

Step 5

• For the frosting, start off by beating the butter on medium-high until the mixture turns off-white while scraping down the sides of the bowl (about 5 minutes). Then slowly add the powdered sugar until incorporated, mixing on low, increasing the speed to high. Add heavy cream, vanilla and salt. Whip the mixture until fluffy.

Step 6

• Once the bars have completely cooled, use an offset spatula or the back of a spoon to evenly spread the frosting onto the cooled bars, top with festive holiday sprinkles then cut into 16 bars. Enjoy!