Cookie Bars Recipe
Cookie bars with frosting and sprinkles are a fun dessert and the best thing to make. The funfetti cookie bar is perfect for a bake sale, the holidays, or any time in between.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
Cookie Bars
- 2 sticks 1 cup butter, softened
- 8 ounces of cream cheese softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/4 cup sprinkles
Frosting
- 1-1/2 sticks 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons heavy cream more if needed
- 1/4 cup sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease a 13" x 9" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bar cookies
- Start by adding the butter and cream cheese to a large bowl. Cream together with a hand mixer.
- Add the sugar, egg, and vanilla extract and mix together until well blended.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix well.
- Mix the sprinkles into the batter.
- Press into the baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Allow the bars to cool for about 30 minutes before frosting.
- Vanilla Frosting
- Add the butter to a medium-sized bowl.
- Next, add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream. Mix everything together and spread on top of the cookie bars.
- Sprinkle the sprinkles over the top and cut the bars.
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Notes
For best results, use an electric mixer for both the cookie bars and frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 124mg | Sugar: 19g