Sugar Cookie Bars

Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars topped with fluffy lemon frosting and sprinkles are a fun dessert that everyone will love. Easy treat to make for potlucks, picnics, and parties!!!

Do you know what else is pretty amazing? Being able to make and frost sugar cookies in less than an hour!

Do you love making sugar cookies, but feel like you do not have enough time to roll, cut, bake, and frost every single cookie? I know the struggle. Or I just know how lazy I am about having to roll out cookie dough…

Sugar Cookie Bars

Since we are not spending time rolling out dough, cutting cookies, baking, frosting, and then cleaning up a big mess, we have time to think up new and fun cookie bar flavors.


Ingredients

For the Cookie Bars

1. 1/2 cup butter, softened
2. 1/2 cup brown sugar
3. 1/2 cup sugar
4. 1 egg
5. 1/4 cup lemon juice
6. 2 1/2 cups flour
7. 1 teaspoon baking powder
8. 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the Frosting

1. 1/2 cup butter, softened
2. 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
3. 1/4 teaspoon salt
4. 4 cups powdered sugar
5. 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
6. colored sprinkles
7. yellow sanding sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg and lemon juice and beat again.
3. Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly mix this into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms.
4. Spread the dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 14 minutes. Let cool completely.
5. Beat together the frosting ingredients until creamy. Spread on the top of the cooled bars.
6. Top with desired amount of sprinkles and sanding sugar. Cut into 24 squares. Store in a sealed container on the counter.

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