Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

These frosted sugar cookie bars would be perfect for Valentine’s Day, Easter, a birthday or just about anytime. They’re super soft, chewy, colorful and made with love! What more could you ask for in a cookie? This frosted sugar cookie bar recipe is extra fun because you can mix and match the colors of the frosting to whatever colors you desire making an ultra colorful and pretty dessert!

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

You know those Lofthouse frosted sugar cookies that you can buy at the grocery store? They are usually in the bakery section in a plastic container, two rows of cookies, about 10 or 12 altogether. Each season or holiday they come in different colors and are usually decorated with sprinkles. And they are so good.

These bars remind me of those cookies. They aren’t exactly the same, but they put the same smile on my face as those cookies do!

Ingredients you’ll need for Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 t almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

For the frosting

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3-5 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• food coloring or icing paste

Helpful Kitchen Tools

• Large jelly roll pan
• Stand Mixer or hand mixer
• Frosting spatula
• Mixing bowls

Kitchen Tips

• I used 5 different colors of paste food coloring. You can use whatever colors you want or just stick with white frosting.
• First I frosted each section and added sprinkles. After all the frosting was added I cut the sections of the frosted sugar cookie bars into squares, again using the dough cutter.
• We’ve cut ours into 20 large bars and the nutrition calculation reflects that. You can reduce the calories per serving by cutting the bars smaller.

How to make Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

1. In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer beat the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and egg until nice and frothy. About 4 minutes. Add the vanilla and almond extract and beat for 1 minute more.
2. In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix them around so that all ingredients are well incorporated.
3. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat for about 2 minutes.
4. Press the dough into a large jelly roll (cookie sheet) pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Let the pan cool completely.
5. To make the frosting, in a medium-sized bowl (or your stand mixer) combine the butter and cream cheese. Beat for about 2 minutes.
6. Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Mix for 1-2 minutes or until smooth.
7. Separate frosting into smaller bowls then add paste food coloring to each bowl. 
8. Frost your pan of cookies using each different color.
9. Cut the frosted sugar cookie bars into squares and serve!

I hope you enjoy these bright and delicious frosted sugar cookie bars! I’ve added them to my favorite bar recipes along with these Fudge Frosted Espresso Brownies and these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars. If it’s Easter fun you’re looking for, be sure to try my cracked colored eggs!

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

For those that love Lofthouse cookies, these frosted sugar cookie bars are a close second! Perfect for birthdays, Easter, or just about any time you want something sweet.

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Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: 20 large bars

35 minutes mins

Calories: 384

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 ½ cups sugar
• ▢ 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• ▢ 8 oz cream cheese softened
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 2 ½ cups all purpose flour

Frosting

• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• ▢ 4 oz cream cheese softened
• ▢ 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
• ▢ 3-5 tablespoons milk
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ food coloring or icing paste

Things You'll Need

• ▢
  Jellyroll pan
• ▢
  Stand mixer
• ▢
  Offset icing spatula
• ▢
  Mixing bowls

Before You Begin

• I used 5 different colors of paste food coloring. You can use whatever colors you want or just stick with white frosting.
• First I frosted each section and added sprinkles. After all the frosting was added I cut the sections of the frosted sugar cookie bars into squares, again using the dough cutter.
• We've cut ours into 20 large bars and the nutrition calculation reflects that. You can reduce the calories per serving by cutting the bars smaller.

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer beat the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and egg until nice and frothy. About 4 minutes. Add the vanilla and almond extract and beat for 1 minute more.
• In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix them around so that all ingredients are well incorporated.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat for about 2 minutes.
• Press the dough into a large jelly roll (cookie sheet) pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Let the pan cool completely.

To Make the Frosting

• In a medium-sized bowl (or your stand mixer) combine the butter and cream cheese. Beat for about 2 minutes.
• Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Mix for 1-2 minutes or until smooth.
• Separate frosting into smaller bowls then add paste food coloring to each bowl.
• Frost your pan of cookies using each different color.
• Cut the frosted sugar cookie bars into squares and serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 1large bar | Calories: 384cal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 673IU | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg

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This post was originally published on this blog on Jan 24, 2011.