sugar cookie bars

Name: Sugar Cookie bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter/margarine, softened; 1/2 cup(s) shortening; 3 cups - flour; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened in the tub; 1 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 1/3 cup(s) sour cream; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; - frosting and sprinkles and colored sugars for decorating.. (optional)

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Joelle Johnson

Burton, MI

Updated on Dec 11, 2012

These are the best sugar bar cookies... they are a hit everywhere I take them. I use vanilla frosting ( I always add vanilla & little touch of almond extract to my frosting and it gives it a wonderful flavor, and you can also do this to store bought canned frosting too :) and decorate them and use for church potlucks, cookie exchanges etc... always good and moist... Enjoy

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter/margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups - flour
8 ounces cream cheese, softened in the tub
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 - eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
- frosting and sprinkles and colored sugars for decorating.. (optional)

How To Make sugar cookie bars

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl with electric mixer, mix together the butter, cream cheese & shortening

Step 2

Add the eggs, sour cream, sugar, vanilla & almond extract, mix well until combined and smooth.
Step 3

In small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda & salt.
Step 4

Add slowly in 1/3's flour mixture, mixing with mixer after each addition.
Step 5

Spray a 1/2 sheet pan with nonstick spray. Place dough onto sprayed pan and with a rubber spatula spread cookie mixture to an even layer.
Step 6

Bake for 22-25 minutes. Start checking the cookies at 22 minutes, mine were puffed and the middle was just slightly underdone, so I cooked for a few more minutes and they ended up a light golden brown and the edges were golden and pulled away from the pan. Let cool completely.
Step 7

Frost with your favorite frosting.. Decorate with sprinkles & course colored sugars if desired. Cut into bars and serve.
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