Easy Sugar Cookie Bars
Description
No rolling pin or cookie cutters are needed for these easy sugar cookie bars; just spread dough on a baking sheet, bake, frost, and cut!
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 cup butter, at room temperature
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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2 1/2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
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3 drops green food coloring
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x18-inch rimmed baking sheet.
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Combine white sugar, 1 cup butter, 8 ounces cream cheese, and egg in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well mixed, about 4 minutes. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix in flour, baking powder, and baking soda until dough comes together.
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Press dough evenly over the greased baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely, 10 to 20 minutes.
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Beat 1/2 cup butter and 4 ounces cream cheese together in a bowl until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar. Thin icing with milk and vanilla extract. Split icing between 2 bowls. Mix green food coloring into 1 bowl.
6
Spread green icing over cooled cookies. Cut into 48 squares. Pour white icing into a resealable plastic bag. Cut off corner tip. Drizzle white icing over cookies.