Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Bars
Heather Wolf
Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Bars taste just like cutouts but are ready in a fraction of the time. Soft, chewy and topped with buttercream frosting, these cookie bars let you bypass the rolling pin for a spatula.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Chill 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Course Cookies and Bars
Cuisine American
Sugar Cookie Bars 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg room temperature 1 tsp vanilla pure 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour unbleached 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp sea salt fine Buttercream Frosting 6 Tbsp unsalted butter room temperature 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar 2 Tbsp heavy cream 1 tsp vanilla 2 drops gel food coloring decorative sprinkles
Sugar Cookie Bars Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 x 8 metal baking pan with parchment paper then set aside.
Beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until creamy, approximately 1 minute.
Beat in sugar until combined, scraping down sides of bowl with a spatula as needed.
Add egg and vanilla, beat until well mixed. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Reduce mixer speed to low then gradually add dry ingredients to wet until a soft dough forms. Take care to avoid overmixing.
Spoon cookie dough into baking pan then smooth with a spatula. Note: dough will be thick.
Bake cookie bars for 20 - 23 minutes or until center is set and the edges just begin to turn golden brown. Avoid overbaking or cookies will be dry.
Place pan on a wire baking rack and cool cookies completely before frosting.
Buttercream Frosting Cream butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Color frosting with 2 drops of gel food coloring, mixing until color is evenly distributed.
Frost bars with buttercream then top with decorative sprinkles.
Place cookie bars in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour before slicing and serving.
Store cookie bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Keyword bars, cookie, frosting, sugar