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: 16 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