Our favorite sugar cookie in bar form. These are really fun, the jimmies really give the bars a lot of color and a fun festive feel. I used two different colored jimmies in the dough and on top!
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Festive Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients
For the Sugar Cookie Bars:
3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 oz cream cheese (softened)
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour (spooned and leveled)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup Christmas jimmies
For The Frosting:
1/2 cup butter (softened)
3 cups powdered sugar
3–4 TBSP Milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
3–5 drops food coloring (optional)
2 TBS assorted Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
Add in the eggs, cream cheese, and vanilla and mix until they are combined.
Add in the dry ingredients, flour, baking powder and salt, and stir them in until you have a soft dough.
Fold the Christmas sprinkles into the batter.
Slowly add in the flour mixture into the wet mixture, while stirring until everything is combined.
Press the batter into a greased 9×13 baking dish and spread it out evenly with your hands or a rubber spatula.
Bake for 15-17 minutes or until edges just barely start to turn golden. Allow the bars to cool completely.
Mix together all the ingredients for your frosting until fluffy creamy. Continue beating for a few minutes, or use imitation vanilla for a whiter frosting. Add in food coloring if desired.
Spread frosting evenly over cooled cookie bars.
Top with sprinkles, or Christmas m&ms, as desired.
Cut into squares and serve.