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Sugar Cookie Cake Bars

November 23, 2015

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Sugar Cookie Cake Bars – Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

Sugar Cookie Cake Bars - Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

So, who doesn’t love sugar cookies? They’re soft, they’re chewy, the frosting is amazing and you can never eat just one. Right? Right. What I don’t love as much is the time it takes to bake them, frost them AND decorate them.

There are only so many hours in a day and let me tell you what. . .when the holidays are approaching, there’s a lot to get done. Although sitting down and frosting a cookie (or 200 of them) can be therapeutic, I’d much rather make a pan of these Sugar Cookie Cake Bars to impress my guests. . . as well as keep my sanity in check. 😉

Sugar Cookie Cake Bars - Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

This recipe makes a big pan of bars. I actually use a jelly roll pan. If you’re looking for dimensions, a standard jelly roll pan is 12½ x 17½ by 1 inch. You can see that it’s certainly enough to feed a crowd. I usually get about 30 bars out of the pan, however, it all depends on how large or small you cut your bars. I say go bigger. 😉

Sugar Cookie Cake Bars - Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

Texture-wise, these bars are a combination between a cookie and a cake, thus their name. Soft, chewy and topped with a sweet buttercream frosting. SO GOOD. Oh, and don’t forget the sprinkles, right? Because they just make everything taste and look EVEN better (according to my 4-year-old).

Sugar Cookie Cake Bars - Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

The frosting is just heavenly. I sent a pan of these bars along with my hubby to share with his deer hunting crew this past weekend. Well, almost the whole pan of bars. I did squirrel away a few to keep here at the house.

A few notes about these bars. . .they don’t need to be refrigerated. Also, once the frosting sets, the bars can actually be layered on top of one another for serving off of a platter. The key phrase there is, ONCE THE FROSTING SETS. . .or you may have a bit of a mess on your hands that you would need to eat clean up.

Sugar Cookie Cake Bars - Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

That could very well be why I make so many messes. 😉 After I frost these bars, I normally just allow the frosting to set and I cover the entire jelly roll pan with aluminum foil or cling wrap until I’m ready to cut and serve them.

These sugar cookie cake bars are an awesome addition to the holiday dessert platter. . .and they go a long way. I think I’m going to make another pan of these to take to Thanksgiving with the family this week. You should, too!

Sugar Cookie Cake Bars

Sugar Cookie Cake Bars - Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!
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Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

  • Yield: 30 1x

Ingredients

For the Cookie Bars

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

For the Frosting

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • A pinch of salt
  • Nonpareils for decoration

Instructions

For the Cookie Bars

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a large bowl cream together the butter and the sugar.
  3. Mix in one egg at a time.
  4. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking soda.
  6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients gradually, a little at a time. Mix well.
  7. Flour your hands to prevent the dough from sticking and spread on prepared jelly roll pan.
  8. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Do not overbake or you’ll end up with dry bars!

For the Frosting

  1. Beat butter until creamy.
  2. Mix in the vanilla and salt.
  3. Add the powdered sugar gradually, mixing well.
  4. Add the milk and mix until it reaches your desired consistency.
  5. Spread the frosting onto the cooled cake bars.
  6. Sprinkle on some nonpareils.
Sugar Cookie Cake Bars - Soft and chewy bars topped with decadent buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles ~ perfect for a party and makes enough for a crowd!

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  1. Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says

    November 23, 2015 at 8:31 am

    These are so pretty! I love sugar cookies and I bet these would be fun to dress up for the holidays!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 24, 2015 at 8:20 am

      That’s the best part, Faith! They can be dressed up for ANY occasion!

      Reply
  2. Jenn @ Peas and Crayons says

    November 23, 2015 at 8:32 am

    Sara these are fantastic! I love slice and serve desserts! <3

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 24, 2015 at 8:21 am

      Thanks, Jenn! They’re super easy to make and the family loves them!

      Reply
  3. Beth says

    November 23, 2015 at 10:23 am

    Oh yes! Been there, frosting like 100 cookies.. this seems way more manageable!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 24, 2015 at 8:21 am

      It is much easier, especially for a larger group!

      Reply
  4. Megan Keno says

    November 23, 2015 at 5:10 pm

    The holidays are such a busy time… These cookies cake bars seem so much more time efficient!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 24, 2015 at 8:22 am

      You said it, Megan! Baking is just ONE of the things on the to-do list around the holidays!

      Reply
  5. Jo-Anne says

    November 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    Nice I like the look of these

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 24, 2015 at 8:22 am

      Thank you, Jo-Anne! I hope you try them!

      Reply
  6. Jenny | Honey and Birch says

    November 24, 2015 at 8:50 am

    Yum, I love bar cookies and bars – can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  7. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says

    November 24, 2015 at 11:18 am

    These remind me of treats from the grocery store bakery. And that’s a compliment! 😉 They look SO delicious and that frosting… yum! Good thing it makes a big batch. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 24, 2015 at 3:09 pm

      Aww, thank you, Erin!

      Reply
  8. Justine | Cooking and Beer says

    November 24, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    I love that this recipe makes such a big batch! I could eat like 12 of these! Pinned!

    Reply
  9. amanda @ fake ginger says

    November 25, 2015 at 7:20 am

    I think I’m gonna make these for tomorrow for the people who aren’t into pie. Who wouldn’t love these?! They look perfect!

    Reply
  10. Sabrina says

    December 6, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    What size pan did you use?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      December 10, 2016 at 10:07 pm

      I used a jelly roll pan. Here are the measurements: 12½ x 17½ by 1 inch

      Reply
  11. Amy says

    February 18, 2017 at 5:33 pm

    I’m making this recipe again – have lost track of how many times – for our wrestling guys. I make it for the coaches room, the end of season party, any time they ask me to! They are always eaten before regular food and they are requested every time!
    Thank you for the recipe; it is much loved and enjoyed!!!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sara says

      February 20, 2017 at 9:32 pm

      Oh, I’m so glad to hear that, Amy! Love that the wrestlers are enjoying them! Hope you’re all having a great season!

      Reply
  12. Annie says

    May 11, 2017 at 6:30 am

    Looking forward to making these today! It says to spread into preparers pan – do you grease and flour, or just grease?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      May 11, 2017 at 9:08 pm

      Just grease the pan and then put a little flour on your hands so it’s easier to spread the dough out in the pan.

      Reply
  13. Nancy says

    June 20, 2017 at 5:59 am

    I made these yesterday and they are wonderful! Now I need to give them away so I don’t eat the whole tray myself!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  14. Mary says

    July 2, 2017 at 5:48 pm

    Your recipe says to press cookie dough mixture into a “prepared” pan. But no instructions on what “prepared” means. Is that greased and floured or just greased? Thanks

    Reply
    • Sara says

      July 4, 2017 at 4:57 pm

      Just greased is fine!

      Reply
  15. Kay says

    July 9, 2017 at 5:03 pm

    Have u ever froze the bars and frosted later before serving?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      I haven’t tried freezing them, Kay. If you do, let me know how it worked for you!

      Reply
  16. Lonnie says

    August 10, 2017 at 7:50 am

    I just made this recipe. I was so excited to find a recipe for my big pan without having to go to a conversion calculator to enlarge the recipe! Thank you for sharing this!
    I was having difficulty trying to spread the dough with floured hands-having to rinse and dry my hands several times due to they would get caked up with dough (it’s me, not your suggestion, lol). I greased my hands with a little butter and it spread like a charm. Then to level it out a bit (better than my hands could do), I floured my rolling pin and used that. My oven wouldn’t go to 375° (long story!). I had them in for 12 minutes at 350° and the center wasn’t quite done, so I went 3 more minutes and they were done.
    I didn’t have decorative anything, but I added a little cinnamon to the frosting to make me feel like I did ‘something’ with it! I looked at it as cinnamon and sugar kinda go hand-in-hand, right?
    As for taste…can’t get any closer to having a sugar cookie than this. And they aren’t dry at all, especially with the wonderful frosting recipe here.
    Thanks again! Will make this a lot.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  17. Melanie says

    January 23, 2018 at 11:18 pm

    Do these dry out? I’d like to make them the night prior for a baby shower.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      January 25, 2018 at 9:45 pm

      They should be just fine if you make them the night before. Just cover them loosely with plastic wrap or Press ‘n Seal.

      Reply
  18. Nettie Moore says

    May 9, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    I love this recipe! Perfect for my daughters birthday party! Nettie

    Reply
    • Sara says

      May 11, 2018 at 10:10 pm

      I hope your daughter and her friends enjoy it, Nettie!

      Reply
  19. Lisa Travis-Hilbert says

    June 14, 2020 at 9:03 am

    Wonderful recipe and a nice alternative to chocolate type bars. I made these for my friend’s graduation party. They turned out perfectly done per the directions. My husband (the taste tester) loved them. I might try reducing the flour just a bit next time but other than that, this recipe is definitely a keeper!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  20. Michelle says

    July 20, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    I have made these 2x now for each of my kids’ birthdays especially during the pandemic they’re easy to cut and individually wrap. They are truly delicious. This time I cut the frosting in half and it still was enough to cover the jelly roll pan.

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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