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When you hear the words “Sugar Cookies” do you get a little overwhelmed? Do you feel a little whoozie thinking of an all day project in the kitchen?
You know how a sugar cookie project goes. You can see it in your minds eye…. flour and dough flying everywhere with candy sprinkles and frosting stuck from here to Timbuktu. If you have the patience of a mighty she-ra and want to participate in that kind of activity (I have to admit, I do love a good sugar cookie project! Twice a year does me up just fine) you can click here to find my fabulous sugar cookie recipe. If you are in the mood to save your patience for filling Easter eggs, and shopping for cute Easter dresses then I have the recipe for you ladies and gents! These Sugar Cookie Bars will have you whistling Dixie in no time. Your kids will love them just as much as the cut out kind…and you will have your sanity intact and ready to take on the world. That is something to be grateful for.
As a fun decorative option, you could pipe a bit of white frosting onto the bars. Just take about 1/4 of the frosting out of the mixer before you add the food coloring. Put the white frosting into to sandwich sized zip loc bag. Carefully snip the tip and pipe some fun decorations onto the bars.
When you say jelly roll pan, what size does your pan measure? It seemed like too little of dough to fit on my normal cookie sheet so I did my smaller 12x8ish pan and they raised more than I expected.
I just made these and they are delicious! I used parchment in my cookie sheet and that worked really well. They are moist and the frosting is fabulous. Thanks!
OTHi! Congratulations for your blog! I’m Andrea, an Italian guy who created and maeangd a Food&Drinks blog.What do you think about a link exchange? :)Sorry for my bad English! 😉
Jamie,
My daughter is getting married this summer and I am looking for things to make ahead and serve later in the evening during the dance festivities. It is an outdoor wedding. I thought these sugar cookie bars would be a nice option and could be frosted in the wedding colors. My question is: “can these be made and decorated ahead and then frozen in single layers?”
Hi Ginger,
I havent ever tried to freeze this paticular recipe, however my thoughts are that it would work out great. Generally speaking sugar cookies freeze quite nicely. I would maybe give it a trial run before the big day. Good luck, and congratulations to you and your daughter. 🙂
~Jamie
Died and gone to cookie heaven! YUMMY! I was in a huge hurry (thus the need for bar cookies). Only had 8 oz. cream cheese so used 4 oz. and 4 oz. sour cream. Got everything mixed together, thought “oh no, say it isn’t so!” I forgot the sugar. Had to add it and by the time it was mixed it had developed so much gluten that I thought I should add yeast & water and make rolls (haha), I even had a hard time getting it to flatten out in the pan, sheesh. Threw it in the oven knowing that I would have to serve these cookies with apologies. I did have to cook then a little longer. I didn’t even dare taste them when they came out of the oven & I didn’t have time. Made the frosting (add a pinch of salt and the frosting tastes better (thanks Mom). Slapped on the frosting. SURPRISE! They are just the best.
I, like many other bakers, do not get a thrill out of rolling dough and cutting out 12 to 15 doz sugar cookies even though I have a super great recipe. Your cookie bars fit the bill as far as making my task easier. My rolling sugar cookie dough days are going to be very limited after finding your recipe! Thank you!
These are wonderful! I made them in a 9×13 inch pan and they were about an inch thick. Taste wonderful even unfrosted. My hubby wants me to try mixing a little lemon into the frosting. The next time I’ll try them on a bigger pan or cookie sheet so they’re a little thinner.
When you say jelly roll pan, what size does your pan measure? It seemed like too little of dough to fit on my normal cookie sheet so I did my smaller 12x8ish pan and they raised more than I expected.
Do I need to grease the pan for these. I want to try for my Easter dinner. I love your recipes.
Janie,
It works best if you spray the pan with cooking spray before you place the dough on it. Good luck! Hope you enjoy these bars.
~Jamie
I just made these and they are delicious! I used parchment in my cookie sheet and that worked really well. They are moist and the frosting is fabulous. Thanks!
OTHi! Congratulations for your blog! I’m Andrea, an Italian guy who created and maeangd a Food&Drinks blog.What do you think about a link exchange? :)Sorry for my bad English! 😉
Jamie,
My daughter is getting married this summer and I am looking for things to make ahead and serve later in the evening during the dance festivities. It is an outdoor wedding. I thought these sugar cookie bars would be a nice option and could be frosted in the wedding colors. My question is: “can these be made and decorated ahead and then frozen in single layers?”
Hi Ginger,
I havent ever tried to freeze this paticular recipe, however my thoughts are that it would work out great. Generally speaking sugar cookies freeze quite nicely. I would maybe give it a trial run before the big day. Good luck, and congratulations to you and your daughter. 🙂
~Jamie
Died and gone to cookie heaven! YUMMY! I was in a huge hurry (thus the need for bar cookies). Only had 8 oz. cream cheese so used 4 oz. and 4 oz. sour cream. Got everything mixed together, thought “oh no, say it isn’t so!” I forgot the sugar. Had to add it and by the time it was mixed it had developed so much gluten that I thought I should add yeast & water and make rolls (haha), I even had a hard time getting it to flatten out in the pan, sheesh. Threw it in the oven knowing that I would have to serve these cookies with apologies. I did have to cook then a little longer. I didn’t even dare taste them when they came out of the oven & I didn’t have time. Made the frosting (add a pinch of salt and the frosting tastes better (thanks Mom). Slapped on the frosting. SURPRISE! They are just the best.
What size pan did you use?
I, like many other bakers, do not get a thrill out of rolling dough and cutting out 12 to 15 doz sugar cookies even though I have a super great recipe. Your cookie bars fit the bill as far as making my task easier. My rolling sugar cookie dough days are going to be very limited after finding your recipe! Thank you!
What size jelly roll pan did you use? I can’t wait to try this recipe for my family!
These are wonderful! I made them in a 9×13 inch pan and they were about an inch thick. Taste wonderful even unfrosted. My hubby wants me to try mixing a little lemon into the frosting. The next time I’ll try them on a bigger pan or cookie sheet so they’re a little thinner.
Susan,
So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
All the best,
~Jamie