Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars

Delicious Christmas sugar cookie bars topped with frosting and sprinkles, perfect for holiday celebrations.

By @itsaudreybakes

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 0 parchment paper
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter
• 2 oz cream cheese
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1.5 tsp vanilla
• 0.25 tsp almond extract
• 1.67 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1.33 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp milk or heavy cream
• 0.5 tsp vanilla
• 0 salt
• 0 Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease/line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
2. Beat butter, cream cheese, and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg, vanilla, and almond extract and mix until fully combined.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
6. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan, smoothing out the top.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges are set or a toothpick inserted comes out clean/mostly clean.
8. Let the cookie bars cool completely.
9. For the frosting, beat the butter until creamy, then mix in the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt until smooth and spreadable.
10. Spread the frosting over the completely cooled bars and decorate with Christmas sprinkles.