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Hi, I'm Sarah from Cooker Girl. I like to cook and I love to bake. I created my food blog to keep track of recipes I've tried so I can go back to them later. Most of the time they are adaptations of existing recipes, but there are some originals and family recipes that I've shared as well. I hope you'll stop by sometime!
The holiday season is approaching, and for many people that means making and decorating cut-out sugar cookies. It's a great project for the whole family, but they're time consuming. For this reason, I only make cut-out cookies about once a year.
During the rest of the year, when you want the sugar cookie flavor (and frosting) without all the work, these bars are the perfect solution. This recipe is made using a jelly roll pan, but it can easily be halved and baked in a 9x13 pan.
Sugar Cookie Bars
Adapted from Beantown Baker
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla
5 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
Preheat oven to 375.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Add the vanilla and mix well. Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
Spread dough onto a greased 11x 17 jelly roll pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes until light golden brown, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely then frost.
Buttercream Frosting
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp milk
4 cups confectioners' sugar
In a large bowl, mix the butter, vanilla and milk with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. Keep mixing until all the sugar is incorporated and the frosting is white and fluffy.
A big thanks to Amie for letting me take over for the day!
I'm not a huge baker, but I could totally handle this recipe! I'm going to ask my gluten-free partner-in-crime Katie for the best AP flour substitute. Will let you know how it goes. Yours look SO festive and tasty!
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These look fabulous! My hubby's "signature" potluck treat is a sugar cookie inspired cheesecake. The base is much the same as yours, but instead of the frosting, he tops it with a cream cheese/sugar mix and pie filling.
ReplyDeleteAlicia - I am GF as well... I'd be interested to hear how your experiment goes!
Look no further! This would be great for Recipe of the Week #3! These look soooo good. I am afraid to make them, fearful that I would eat too many! hahaha.
ReplyDeleteoops! these are sarah's! heheh. You should let he know about ROTW ;) These really do look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteSarah, I am super excited about this recipe! It sounds and looks awesome! Thanks again for sharing My Retro Kitchen and Cooker Girl with me today! It's been fun!
ReplyDeleteI never make sugar cookies #1 because I'm not a huge fan and #2 because they are a pain in the you know what to make. With this recipe, I could make them for all my sugar cookie loving friends. Plus they make the cookie tray look so FESTIVE! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing how the GF version turns out!
ReplyDeleteJana, your husband's "cheesecake" sounds delicious, and so much easier than making a real one.
Those are great! Can't wait to try them!
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ReplyDeleteI love sugar cookies, but I have a difficult time resisting them. This makes it even less difficult because they are so easy - and in bars, which is how I do a lot of my cocokies, nice choice.
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