frosted sugar cookie bars 🧁

Name: frosted sugar cookie bars 🧁
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 115g unsalted butter , room temperature; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 egg, room temperature; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp almond extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour; 1 tbsp milk; 115g cream cheese, softened; 115g unsalted butter, softened; 3 cups icing sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp milk

8 steps

Prep:20minCook:30min

the same deliciousness as a sugar cookie without having to roll out the dough! 🍪

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:26:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories323.4 kcal (16%)

Total Fat14.6 g (21%)

Carbs46.4 g (18%)

Sugars35.9 g (40%)

Protein2.3 g (5%)

Sodium175.4 mg (9%)

Fiber0.4 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

cookie bars

115gunsalted butter

room temperature

1 cupcaster sugar

1egg

room temperature

1 ½ tspvanilla extract

¼ tspalmond extract

½ teaspoonsalt

1 ⅔ cupall purpose flour

1 Tbspmilk

cream cheese frosting

115gcream cheese

softened

115gunsalted butter

softened

3 cupsicing sugar

½ tspsalt

2 tspvanilla extract

2 Tbspmilk

Instructions

cookie bars

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 8-inch baking pan with baking paper and set aside.

Step 2

Using a stand mixer fixed with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together until just combined.

Step 3

Add in the egg, milk, vanilla extract and almond extract and beat to combine.

Step 4

Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add in the salt and all-purpose flour. Mix until just combined.

Step 5

Transfer the cookie dough to your prepared pan, spreading all the way to the edges and smoothing out the top. Bake the bars for 20-30mins, or until the edges are golden brown.

cream cheese frosting

Step 6

In a stand mixer beat the room temperature butter and cream cheese well.

Step 7

Add in the icing sugar, milk, vanilla extract and salt. Beat until light and fluffy, about 3mins.

Step 8

Once the cookie bars are cooled, spread the frosting in an even layer over the cooled cookie bars. Dust with a layer of your favourite sprinkles and cut into 16 squares. Enjoy!