Valentine's Day Sugar Cookie Bars
Frosted sugar cookie bars are the perfect Valentine’s Day cookies. These Valentine’s Day sugar cookie bars are soft and chewy. Add sprinkles or food coloring for a fun Valentine cookie idea!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter (1 stick, room temperature)
- 1/2 cup (107g) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract (optional)
- 2 cup (240g) all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter (1 1/2 stick, room temperature)
- 2+1/2 cup (283g) powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Valentine's sprinkles
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 inch pan with foil or parchment paper.
- 2
In the mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture has become light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- 3
Mix in the eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract until combined.
- 4
Slowly add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until all the ingredients are incorporated.
- 5
Use your hands or spatula to spread the mixture into the pan. Bake 18 to 22 minutes until it’s golden brown, allow the bars to fully cool.
- 6
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter for 1 minute on medium speed. Reduce the speed to low, slowly add in the sugar until all the sugar had been incorporated. Stir in the vanilla. Turn the mixer to medium-high speed and mix for 3 minutes until fluffy.
- 7
Spread the frosting over the cookie bar and top with the sprinkles. Cut the cookie bars into squares. Tip: Frost the bars then place them in the fridge. This will help the frosting stiffen up, making your bars look perfect once you cut them.