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Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

If you’ve ever craved the sweetness of sugar cookies but dreaded the time-consuming process of rolling out dough and then cutting it into perfect shapes, then sugar cookie bars are your answer! (Although I DO have a fool-proof Sugar Cookie Cutout recipe that isn’t so difficult that you should definitely check out!)

These sugar cookie bars bring all the flavor and fun of classic sugar cookies in an easy-to-make form. With a soft, chewy texture and a light, sweet flavor, sugar cookie bars are perfect for any occasion. Whether you’re baking for a special celebration or just need a quick treat, these bars are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth!

*Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars made with light blue frosting*

Why you’ll love these Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars:

Simple to make – these cookies come together in one bowl and are pressed into a 9×13 baking dish. No rolling or cutting dough. The cookie dough comes together in 5 minutes!
Easily customizable – This sugar cookie bar can be easily customized for any event or holiday! Switch up the frosting color or sprinkles for a new cookie aesthetic each time.
You can customize the flavor– Speaking of customization – you can easily customize the flavor! In this recipe, I’ve used Lorann Almond Emulsion. However, you can easily use vanilla, lemon, or whatever floats your boat! Here I have made them a light blue. (Hint hint: These Strawberry Bars are the exact same recipe, except with Strawberry flavor and a few drops of pink food dye ;))
Perfect for a crowd – With how quickly these bars come together, and how easy they are to cut and serve, these bars are perfect for feeding a crowd.

Equipment Used

Electric Mixer or Stand Mixer – I highly recommend using an electric mixer – these bars are thick and mixing by hand is more difficult.
Lorann Almond Emulsion – If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times – these are the only extracts or emulsions I use. I LOVE them! However – don’t buy something extra just for these bars, if you have almond extract on hand you can sub that 1:1 with no problems.
Mixing bowl & 9×13 baking pan (can use metal or glass, just know metal will cook faster than glass).

Let’s get to baking these yummy sugar cookie bars!

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars Ingredients

1.5 cups butter (salted or unsalted is fine), room temperature
1.5 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp Lorann Almond Emulsion (or other flavor/extract of your choice)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3.5 cup all purpose flour

Buttercream Frosting

1/2 cup salted butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk, half & half, or heavy cream. This highest fat content milk product you has works best, but don’t go buy $5 whipping cream just to make this frosting. It will still be delicious if you use the milk you have on hand!
2 tsp almond extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
With an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and almond emulsion. Mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mix until combined.
Evenly press dough into line 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes (if using a metal pan, be sure to check at 18 minutes). When checking cookie bars, you want to take them out when they have lost their gloss on the top and the edges are just starting to firm up and turn lightly golden. Do not overbake! Pulling them out as soon as they’re puffy and not glossy will assure that your cookies are soft and chewy.
Allow sugar cookie bars to completely cool before frosting.
For the buttercream frosting:
Beat room temperature butter on high until combined and light and fluffy
Add in almond emulsion and powder sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing until combined.
Spread evenly on your cooled sugar cookie bars. Top with festive sprinkles and enjoy!

As always, if you give these a try please let me know what you think!