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    Home » Blog » Desserts » Sugar Cookie Bars

    Sugar Cookie Bars

    May 8, 2017 by burntapple Leave a Comment

    I needed a week off. I tried to sit down to write this post but it just didn't happen. Time wasn't there and life just got crazy. While I nibble on one of these delicious sugar cookie bars, this is what happened this week:

    sugar cookie bar

    • Finals ended and grades were posted. No idea how I pulled all A's this semester. Life was too crazy and I had to check and do a couple of double takes.
    • Soccer season ended and our days of dinner in the car on the way to a soccer practice or game ended too. Car selfies with my phone have not ended.

    girls in car

    • School started again. Welcome to summer semester where the break between spring and summer is about a week
    • I became a mom to caterpillars. After two caterpillars, a rolie polie and a ladybug died, I mail ordered caterpillars that had a money back guarantee. I check on them all the time and freak out if they stop moving. My little girl is so excited to have some butterflies but keeping them alive at our house takes a miracle.

    bug playground

    • I got the cutest potted flower from my five year old for Mother's Day. She said that she told her teacher that she would need to take care of it because I kill flowers.
    • I packed up our old house in three days.
    • I moved into our new house and unpacked in under 24 hours

    unpacking our house

    • The end of year kids activities to remember have gone to a level of crazy. Why are the last weeks of school so nuts? There are too many days to remember and things the kids have to bring and field trips and graduations and treats to bring and it's crazy! So the first day in the new house was pizza on the deck night. I was done and tired. Too crazy of a week!

    pizza on deck

    So that's probably why I'm grateful that there are some sugar cookie bars hidden in the back of the freezer. Let them thaw and life is good. While they laughed and giggled on the deck I unpacked the kitchen and ate some sugar cookie bars.

    gluten free sugar cookie bars

    Gotta keep some of these stocked for finals week. They are delicious!

    sugar cookie bars

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    Sugar Cookie Bars

    Ingredients

      For the Bars:
    • ½ cup butter, softened (can use dairy free alternative)
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar (we used coconut sugar)
    • 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 and ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour or gluten free flour blend
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • ½ tsp baking soda
    • 1 and ½ tsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder
    • For the Frosting:
    • ¾ cup butter, softened (can use dairy free alternative)
    • 2 and ¼ cups powdered sugar
    • 3 tbsp heavy cream, milk or non dairy milk alternative
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • Dash of salt
    • Sprinkles for topping

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
    2. In a large mixing bowl, begin to make the sugar cookie bars. Cream the butter and sugar, mixing on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until butter and sugar are light and fluffy. Add in the remaining ingredients and stir until combined.
    3. Press the dough into the pan evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and allow bars to cool completely in pan before frosting.
    4. To make the frosting, combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl, stirring on medium speed until smooth. Top the bars and sprinkle with additional sprinkles. Cut into squares and serve.
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