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Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

These melt in your mouth Easy Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars are tender, chewy and topped with creamy, dreamy cream cheese frosting!
4 from 1 vote
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 25 minutes
Total 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9
Calories 430 kcal

Ingredients

Cookie Bars

  • 1/2 cup (75 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (75 g) bread flour (see notes)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup (125 g) unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 1 packed cup (200 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (60 g) rainbow sprinkles (rainbow jimmies)

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup (125 g) unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup (125 g) cream cheese cold
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (75 g) powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/2 cup (75 g) milk powder (see notes)
  • 1 drop pink food gel
  • 1/2 cup (60 g) rainbow sprinkles (rainbow jimmies)

Instructions
 

Cookie Bars

  • Preheat a fan forced oven to 170C / 350F. Spray the bottom of a 20cm x 20cm / 8 x 8-inch baking tin with oil spray and line with baking paper. Set aside.
  • Add both flours, salt and baking powder to a large mixing bowl. Use a whisk to combine. Set aside.
  • To a separate bowl add the melted and cooled butter and brown sugar and whisk until well combined. Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract and whisk to combine.
  • Add the dry ingredients and sprinkles to the wet ingredients and use a spatula to combine until a dough forms.
  • Transfer the dough into the baking tin and spread evenly. Sprinkle with remining chocolate chips. Bake for 25 minutes. Lift out of the baking tin and cool completely on a cooling rack. Use a large knife to slice into 9 pieces.

Frosting

  • Add your softened butter, cold cream cheese and vanilla extract to a large bowl. If using a stand mixer fit it with the paddle attachment. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
  • Scrape down the bowl and add all of the sifted powdered sugar and the pink food gel and begin beating on low speed. When no dry ingredients are showing, turn the speed up to high speed and beat for 5 minutes.

To Finish

  • Take the cooled cookie bar out of the cake tin. Add the frosting to the cookie layer and spread around evenly using a spoon or spatula. Finish with a sprinkle of rainbow sprinkles.

Notes

Milk powder - Milk powder is what people used to use to make milk before fridges were widely used in kitchens. It can be found in the long-life milk isle of your supermarket. Skim or full fat can be used. To learn more about Milk Powder, take a read of the post I wrote up!
Storage - Cookie Bars can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days.
Nutrition - is based on per one cookie bar. This recipe makes 9 cookie bars.
A note on measurements - all ingredients in this recipe are offered in Australian cup measurements and weight measurements. Weight measurements are created by me, in my kitchen here in Melbourne Australia. The best way to get recipe success is to measure ingredients by weight, using kitchen scales.

Nutrition

Calories:430kcal | Carbohydrates:38g | Protein:5g | Fat:29g | Saturated Fat:18g | Polyunsaturated Fat:1g | Monounsaturated Fat:7g | Trans Fat:1g | Cholesterol:114mg | Sodium:165mg | Potassium:143mg | Fiber:0.4g | Sugar:26g | Vitamin A:921IU | Vitamin C:1mg | Calcium:104mg | Iron:1mg
Keyword cookies, dessert bars, Sprinkles
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