Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars are soft melt-in-your-mouth cookies topped with a rich buttercream frosting. These are always the first thing to go on the Holiday cookie tray.
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 194kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour all-purpose
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- ½ cup holiday sprinkles or holiday chips
Buttercream Frosting:
- 1/2 cup/1 stick butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Holiday sprinkles or holiday chips
Instructions
- Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer combine butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.
- Next, add flour baking soda, and salt until a dough forms.
- Spread cookie dough into the prepared pan.
- Bake 12-15 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
- Allow cookie bars to cool completely in the pan.
Make the buttercream frosting.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer whip your butter.
- Add in the powdered sugar and whip again.
- Add in the milk and vanilla and beat again until light and fluffy.
- Spread frosting all over the cookie bars.
- Sprinkle with holiday sprinkles or holiday chips.
- Slice into bars and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg