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.
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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…
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!