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Overhead view of three frosted sugar cookie bars stacked on a white plate.

Sugar Cookie Bars

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  • Author: Shelly
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: About 12 Bars 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

These soft and chewy sugar cookie bars are topped with a thick layer of buttercream frosting (and sprinkles!). Easy to make in 30 minutes, and the dough doesn’t require any rolling or chilling.


Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. Line a jelly roll pan (15x10x1) with aluminum foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
  3. In your mixer cream butter, cream cheese and sugar together. Add in egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  4. With mixer on low, add in your dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and baking soda.
  5. Mix until just combined.
  6. Press dough evenly into your prepared pan. (dough will be sticky)
  7. Bake for 20 minutes until edges begin to golden.
  8. Cool completely before frosting.

Notes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 296
  • Sugar: 26.3 g
  • Sodium: 274.5 mg
  • Fat: 11.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 45.2 g
  • Protein: 5.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 25.7 mg
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