Sugar Cookie Bars

The absolute best sugar cookie bars ever created. A thick, soft (never dry!) sugar cookie base topped with super fluffy and rich buttercream frosting. No chilling, no rolling, and somehow even tastier than a classic sugar cookie!

They’re everything you want in a sugar cookie, but in ooey, gooey, buttery bar form with a generous amount of buttercream icing, plus some pretty sprinkles for texture. Absolutely nothing fancy needed here, just your basic sugar cookie dough ingredients (flour, sugar, butter, vanilla, etc.) is all it takes to make these sugar cookie bars. You can eat these right out of the oven with some melted frosting on them, at room temperature or chilled right out of the fridge, all ways are amazingly delicious! If I had to choose one favorite though, I’d say cold from the fridge. Seriously, next level deliciousness.  

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 sticks butter 12 tablespoons or 3/4 cup
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons corn starch

For the Frosting

• 1 cup butter at room temperature
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4-8 tablespoons milk as needed
• pinch of salt
• 1-2 drops food coloring
• sprinkles optional