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Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
These Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars have a buttery sugar cookie base and a layer of rich frosting. You can decorate these homemade cookie bars for any occasion with a little food coloring and sprinkles.
Servings: 32 bars
Calories: 290kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- FOR THE COOKIES:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla +1/2 tsp almond extract, optional
- 5 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
- pinch of salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 5 Tablespoons milk
- FOR DECORATING:
- food coloring optional
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- For the cookies: Cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and eggs, and beat well. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl, and gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
- Spread into greased 13×18 pan, and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Cool, before frosting.
- For the frosting: In a mixer, cream together butter and shortening, add extract and salt. Add powdered sugar and milk a little at a time, mixing until fluffy.
- Can tint the frosting with food coloring if desired.
- Spread onto cooled cookie bars.
- Top with sprinkles if you choose.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g