Name: Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Butter; 1 Cup Sugar; 1 Egg; 1 Egg White; 1 Tablespoons Sour Cream; 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 2 1/2 Cups Flour; 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/2 Teaspoon Salt; 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter; 2 Cups Powdered Sugar; 2 or 3 Tablespoons Half and Half; 1 Teaspoon Vanilla; Pinch of Salt; Food Coloring

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If you like sugar cookies you will love our recipe for Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars. The same great taste but so much quicker to throw together.

Birds Eye view of a pan of pink frosted sugar cookie bars cut into squares.

My hubby loves these classic sugar cookies, but I am just lazy enough that I don't prefer making anything that requires rolling out. Thankfully, I found the answer to all my woes.

Enter, frosted sugar cookie bars. So easy, so yummy, tastes just like a perfect sugar cookie.

If you are big cookie lovers like we are you will probably also love our Frosted Chocolate Sugar Cookies or these fun Tye Dye Cookies. Or you can find our entire Cookie Gallery Here.

Sugar Cookie Bars

Back to the matter at hand. You ready to see how easy these frosted sugar cookie bars actually are to throw together?

Top Left - In a large bowl whip together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy (about 4 minutes).

Top Right - Stir in egg, egg white, sour cream, and vanilla and mix until well combined.

Bottom Left - Slowly add in dry ingredients and mix to combine.

Bottom Right - Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and butter a baking dish well. Butter your hands (wash them first) and gently press your dough into your buttered pan.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until fork comes out clean and edges are golden.

While squares are cooling make your frosting. Wait until sugar cookie bars are cooled completely before frosting.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

To make frosting simply blend together butter, powdered sugar, half and half, vanilla and salt. Add food coloring if desired. See full measurements and video tutorial below in the recipe card.

Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

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Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

Literally the perfect easy dessert! Just as delicious as sugar cookies but way easier to throw together.

5 from 5 votes

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 349kcal

Author: Pretty Providence

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Ingredients

For the Bars

½ Cup Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 Egg White
1 Tablespoons Sour Cream
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 ½ Cups Flour
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Salt

For the Frosting

Instructions

For the Bars

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9x13 baking dish well.
In a large bowl whip together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy (about 4 minutes).
Stir in egg and egg white, then add sour cream and vanilla and mix until blended.
Slowly add in dry ingredients.
Butter your hands and gently press into your buttered pan.
Bake 16-19 minutes until fork comes out clean and edges are lightly brown.
After squares are cooled completely, frost and cut into squares.

For the Frosting

In a mixing bowl, blend together butter, powdered sugar and half and half. Stir in vanilla and salt. Add food coloring if desired.

Notes

Store leftovers in an airtight container.

If you are big cookie lovers like we are you will probably also love our Frosted Chocolate Sugar Cookies or these fun Tye Dye Cookies.

Or you can find our entire Cookie Gallery Here.

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Mmmmm. I usually keep mine in the fridge if we aren't eating them all at once. I hope your family loves these babies as much as mine does.

xo,

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