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    Home » Valentines Day » Valentine’s Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

    Valentine’s Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

    January 7, 2023 by Liz @ Tasty Treats & Eats Leave a Comment

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    Valentine's Sugar Cookie Bars

    These Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookie Bars are so easy to make! Irresistibly sweet, chewy, and buttery - the best sugar cookie bars!

    a close up of valentine's sugar cookie bars

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    These sugar cookie bars are irresistibly sweet, chewy, and buttery with a hint of vanilla.

    Topped with frosting and decorated with sprinkles -they're the perfect Valentine’s treats!

    an overhead of valentine's sugar cookie bars on a grey background

    This Sugar Cookie Bar Recipe is Perfect for Valentine’s Day!

    These bars are so much easier to do compared to sugar cookie cutouts- they're a must try! Plus, they're made with basic pantry staples you already have on hand!

    Sugar Cookie Bar Ingredients

    • salted butter
    • white sugar
    • egg
    • vanilla extract
    • white flour
    • baking powder
    • vanilla frosting & sprinkles

    How to Make Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookie Bars

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8x8 or 9x13 inch baking pan and set aside. For thicker bars (recommended) use an 8x8 pan, for thinner bars, use a 9x13 pan.
    2. In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until fully incorporated.
    3. Add the flour and baking powder and continue mixing until incorporated.
    4. Add the batter to the greased baking dish. Press down to flatten. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until done.
    5. Remove from the oven and let it cool down completely before frosting. (At least 20 minutes)
    6. Once the cookies are cooled, spread the frosting on top. Decorate with the sprinkles. Slice the bars & enjoy!
    butter and sugar being creamed together for sugar cookie bars
    flour being added to a white bowl of butter and sugar
    eggs being added to sugar cookie bars
    sugar cookie bar dough in a glass baking pan before being baked
    baked, unfrosted sugar cookie bars

    How to Store Sugar Cookie Bars:

    Storing: You can store these valentine's bars recipe for up to 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature or a week in the refrigerator.

    Freezing: You can freeze XYZ recipe for up to 3 months in an airtight container. Thaw completely before enjoying. If you're freezing with the frosting, it might get a little get a funny. It's best to freeze the bars unfrosted and frost before enjoying.

    Valentine's Sugar Cookie Bars on a light background with sprinkles off to the side

    Substitutions for this Recipe:

    Butter: Butter is essential to this recipe. We haven't tried it with dairy free butter but it might work!

    Sugar: We don't recommend substituting white sugar unless you have to, but White sugar can be used interchangeably with brown sugar. You can add 1 teaspoon of molasses to white sugar to make brown sugar. Check out this post on Sugar Substitutes for Baking for other ideas.

    All Purpose Flour: We don't recommend substituting the flour, but you can check out this article on Cake Flour vs. All-Purpose Flour or Substitutions for All-Purpose Flour

    Baking Powder: Baking powder is essential for this recipe. Do NOT substitute with baking soda.

    Eggs: We don't recommend substituting eggs, but you can read this article on Egg Substitutions for Baking if you need to substitute. Try it at your own risk!

    Vanilla Extract: Helps to add flavor, we don't recommend substituting.

    Frosting: We used store bought frosting for this recipe.

    Other Sprinkles/Holidays: You can use this recipe or our Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars recipe with any type of sprinkles!

    a close up of sugar cookie bars for valentines day

    More Valentine’s Recipes You’ll Love

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    • Valentine’s Cornflake Hearts
    • Valentine’s Easy Toffee Recipe
    • Easy Strawberry Brownies
    a close up of valentine's sugar cookie bars

    Valentine's Day Sugar Cookie Bars

    These Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookie Bars are so easy to make! Irresistibly sweet, chewy, and buttery - the best sugar cookie bars!
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: valentine sugar cookies, valentines cookies recipes, valentines day cookie bars, valentines day cookies, valentines day sugar cookie bars
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 22 minutes
    Total Time: 37 minutes
    Servings: 16 sugar cookie bars
    Calories: 192kcal

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup salted butter softened
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cups white flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder

    For Decorating

    • 1 cup vanilla frosting
    • ¼ cup sprinkles

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8x8 or 9x13 inch baking pan and set aside. For thicker bars (recommended) use an 8x8 pan, for thinner bars, use a 9x13 pan.
    • In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until fully incorporated.
    • Add the flour and baking powder and continue mixing until incorporated.
    • Add the batter to the greased baking dish. Press down to flatten. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until done.
    • Remove from the oven and let it cool down completely before frosting. (At least 20 minutes)
    • Once the cookies are cooled, spread the frosting on top. Decorate with the sprinkles. Slice the bars & enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sugar cookie bar | Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 192IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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