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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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!
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
- 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!
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.
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!
More Valentine’s Recipes You’ll Love
- Heart Shaped Brownies
- Valentine’s Cornflake Hearts
- Valentine’s Easy Toffee Recipe
- Easy Strawberry Brownies
Valentine's Day Sugar Cookie Bars
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!
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