St. Patrick's Day Sugar Cookie Cake Bars
Soft and chewy sugar cookie cake bars topped with fluffy buttercream frosting and decorated for St. Patrick's Day!
Servings 30 bars
Calories 192kcal
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
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
For the Frosting:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 3-4 drops green gel food coloring
- St. Patrick's Day-themed sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
For the Cookie Bars:
- Preheat oven to 375º Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and the sugar.
- Mix in one egg at a time.
- Add vanilla extract and mix well.
- Mix together the flour, salt and baking soda in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients gradually, a little at a time. Mix well.
- Flour your hands to prevent the dough from sticking and spread on prepared jelly roll pan.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes (Do not over-bake or you’ll end up with dry bars).
For the Frosting:
- Beat butter until creamy.
- Mix in the vanilla and salt.
- Add the powdered sugar gradually, mixing well.
- Pour in the milk and mix until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Add 3-4 drops of food coloring or until frosting reaches desired green coloring.
- Spread the frosting onto the cooled cake bars.
- Shake on some sprinkles to decorate.
Notes
- Set your butter out about 30 minutes before you use it to bring it up to room temperature.
- These cookies are supposed to be soft; don’t overbake.
- The quickest way to spread frosting on the bars is by using an offset spatula.
Nutrition
Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg