Description
These Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars are a festive and delicious treat perfect for the holiday season. Soft, chewy cookie bars topped with a creamy frosting and colorful sprinkles make for a delightful dessert that will be a hit at any Christmas gathering.
Ingredients
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Cookie Bars:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature, cubed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened, cubed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2¼ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 drop green food coloring
- ¼ cup festive sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare pan: Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a small bowl, whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, cream butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mix until combined.
- Combine dry and wet: Add dry mixture to wet ingredients and beat until absorbed.
- Bake: Press dough into prepared pan and bake for 14–16 minutes until lightly browned.
- Make frosting: While cooling, beat frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled bars, tint with food coloring, and top with sprinkles.
- Chill and slice: Chill if needed to set frosting before slicing into 24 bars.
Notes
- Use a light-colored metal pan and parchment overhang for easy removal and clean cuts.
- Do not overbake—the bars will continue to set as they cool.
- Let frosting set before slicing to avoid smearing.
- Vary frosting color and sprinkle themes for other holidays.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 319
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 151 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 53 mg
