Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

You have to try this Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars recipe! I love that these simple cookie bars taste like a cross between my favorite sugar cookies and shortbread – sweet, chewy, and buttery. They are not only delicious but they become a sort of blank canvas can be so easily decorated for any holiday or occasion.

Most regular sugar cookie recipes require chilling the dough, rolling it out, and then cutting the dough into cookie shapes. This sugar cookie bar recipe eliminates all that time and work – all you have to do is flatten the dough into a baking pan for a thick, soft, and perfect sugar cookie bar. You just frost the whole pan of cookie bars at one time instead of frosting each individual cookie! I know there is always a place in our hearts and kitchens for the art of beautiful cookie decorating, but sometimes you just want to bake a dessert and go do something else. This is your recipe for that day!

The dough is full of simple ingredients and comes together quickly! You don’t even have to stress about how the top of the dough looks…

…because you cover it with a thick layer of delicious cream cheese frosting! Decorate these year-round holiday cookie bars with the appropriate color sprinkles or any other decorations that fit the occasion or your whim! Or just leave them plain and enjoy!

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Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Ingredients

Cookie Bars

• 3/4 cup butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour

Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup cream cheese (room temperature)
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• assorted sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 X 13" baking pan or line with parchment paper. 

2. Blend butter, cream cheese, & sugar until creamy. Add the egg & vanilla and combine well. 

3. Add in baking powder, baking soda, salt, & flour. Mix well until a thick dough forms.

4. Press dough into the bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting

Frosting

1. Blend butter & cream cheese until creamy. Add in the vanilla, mix well. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until smooth & creamy. 

2. Spread frosting over the cooled cookies. Put lots of sprinkles on top. Cut cookies into bars.