Sugar Cookie Bars

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Sugar Cookie BarsDid you know last Friday was Sugar Cookie Day? Neither did I, until Thursday afternoon when two coworkers hinted at it. (This is what happens when you’re the coworker with the baking blog.) Not wanting to let anyone down, and always up for trying a new recipe on willing guinea pigs, I decided this was the perfect opportunity to test the sugar cookie bar recipe I’ve had bookmarked for a few months.

I love sugar cookies, but they’re a pain–you have to roll the dough, cut the shapes, then frost each individual cookie. That is why sugar cookie bars are such a brilliant thing! No rolling or shape cutting–simply put the dough on a cookie sheet, bake it, then frost and slice the giant cookie. Simple!

Flavor-wise, I really like the cookie. The frosting was not my favorite (I like a glaze or cream cheese frosting on sugar cookies), but it was a HUGE hit at work, so it may be best to ignore my opinion. My coworkers especially liked the cookie to frosting ratio, which was about 50-50. Overall, these were a tremendous success and I would definitely use this recipe again.

Cookie Ingredients
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Cookie Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 13 x 18 inch sheet pan and line with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking soda and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixture, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes on medium high. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each. Add the vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 2 addition, mixing until just combined.

Press the cookie dough into the sheet pan, using a greased spatula or parchment paper to spread it evenly. Bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool completely.

Frosting Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4-5 tablespoons milk
Pinch of salt

Frosting Preparation
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the shortening and butter until combined and smooth. Add the vanilla and salt and mix until combined. Add the confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition. Cream together on medium high for about a minute. Add the milk 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing until smooth.

Spread onto cooled cookies. Slice into bars and serve.

Recipe from And Now for Something Completely Delicious.

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8 Responses to “Sugar Cookie Bars”

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    Katherine on 2 July 11th, 2010 11:00 am

    I made these bars with that icing last fall – and I didn’t like the icing either. I would use a basic sugar cookie glaze on it next time.

    paula on 3 July 12th, 2010 7:37 am

    I really like the sound of these bars. I hope I can remember to make them sometime.

    Karly on 4 July 14th, 2010 8:22 am

    I love the frosting to cookie ratio…the frosting is always my favorite part!

    I’ll definitely be trying these!

    liv on 5 July 14th, 2010 2:24 pm

    I’m a huge fan of just eating fresh out of the oven sugar cookies. I’m a minimalist… no frosting required.

    Cher on 6 July 18th, 2010 2:32 pm

    Holy Sugar Cookie! I am SO HAPPY to have happened across your site! I’m going to make these for my theatre summer camp kiddos! And the Guinness Brownies below….for the fam! YUM! Salted Brown Butter Rice Crispies? Totally Brill! Will be back often – great work, Goddess of Nosh!

    Leonard on 7 July 28th, 2010 3:58 am

    I agree with the above, I too tend to go with desserts without frosting, but these just may be the exception 🙂

    Kris on 8 August 4th, 2010 7:08 pm

    I love this recipe – have been making them since the winter when I first saw them on Christmasnotebook.com