I made these sugar cookie bars (more about why they are bars in a minute) for my cheer girls for Valentine's Day. They are sugar cookie bars and not sugar cookies because I needed 60+ of them to hand out, and I did not have the time to make and frost individual cookies! (Our teams have gotten so big!)
They were super easy to make, and turned out delicious!
Sugar Cookie Squares
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 egg white
1 Tbsp sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 recipe vanilla frosting, recipe follows
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 13″ x 9″ baking dish, set
aside. In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt, set
aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip together butter and sugar
until pale and fluffy about 3-4 minutes. Stir in egg and egg white. Add
sour cream and vanilla and mix until blended. Slowly add dry mixture and
stir until well combine. With buttered hands, gently press (so gently
almost patting) mixture into buttered baking dish. Bake 16 – 19 minutes
until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and edges are
lightly golden. Cool completely, then frost and cut into squares.
Vanilla Frosting
Ingredients:
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2-3 Tbsp half and half
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
Several drop food coloring (optional)
In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, whip together butter and
powdered sugar and half and half until fluffy. Stir in vanilla and salt.
Add in optional food coloring and mix until well blended.
You can find the original recipe at: http://www.makeaheadmealsforbusymoms.com/sugar-cookie-squares/
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