Description
Sink your teeth into these delightful Patriotic Sugar Cookie Bars, perfect for celebrating festivities like the 4th of July! These soft and chewy cookie bars are studded with vibrant red and blue sprinkles, topped with a rich vanilla frosting that is hard to resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 & 2/3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup patriotic sprinkles
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened) for frosting
- 2 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar for frosting
- pinch of sea salt for frosting
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
- 1 & 1/2 tablespoons whole milk for frosting
- Patriotic sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper or foil and spray it with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one by one and mix in vanilla.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture until just combined; fold in sprinkles.
- Press dough into the prepared dish and bake for about 25–28 minutes until golden brown.
- While cooling, prepare frosting by whipping softened butter until smooth. Gradually mix in powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk until fluffy.
- Once cooled, frost the cookie bars generously and sprinkle additional patriotic sprinkles on top before slicing.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie bar (65g)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg