As soon as I saw these in my reader I knew I had to make them as I love sugar cookies but HATE rolling the dough and cutting the shapes.
Sadly I was a little disappointment with them, the cookie part was almost too thick, making it dry. They also seem to get dryer after only a day being stored. I doubt I will make them again, as they had good flavor just didn’t like how dry they were.
Sugar Cookie Bars (From : Beantown Baker)
- 1 cup butter; room temp.
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 5 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp soda
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Add vanilla & mix well.
In a separate bowl combine flour, salt & soda & stir with a whisk to combine. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined.
Spread on a greased baking sheet
Bake for 10-15 min, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely and frost.
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter at room temp
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 tsp vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 5 Tbsp milk
- food coloring (optional)
For frosting combine butter and shortening until smooth and creamy.
Add vanilla and salt.
Add powdered sugar in 1-2 cup increments until combined, then add milk & mix until smooth and spreading consistency.
Spread over cooled cookie, add sprinkles, then cut into bars.
Jen
April 15th, 2009
Sorry yours turned out dry. I’m surprised because mine weren’t dry at all. Even 4 days later… I did make mine again for Easter but I made 3/4 of the batter and baked in the same sheet pan. So they weren’t at thick. Hubby liked those better than the thicker ones, but I prefer the thick ones…
Lindsey
April 15th, 2009
Such a shame these didn’t turn out for you, they still look gorgeous! I had starred the original recipe as well and was really looking forward to trying them. Thanks for sharing your review!