Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

Name: Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan; 2 ¾ cups/350 grams all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 (8-ounce/225-gram) package cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 ½ cups/300 grams granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 tablespoons/85 grams unsalted butter (3/4 stick), at room temperature; 2 cups/245 grams confectioners’ sugar; 1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream, plus more as needed; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, plus more as needed; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, plus more as needed; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; A drop or two of gel food coloring (optional); Assorted sprinkles, for decorating (optional)

"These sugar cookie bars, which are adapted from “American Girl Cookies,” are happiness in a 9-by-13 pan The addition of cream cheese in the batter makes them very tender and slightly tangy, a perfect counterpoint to the sweet buttercream frosting You can, and should, experiment with frosting colors and use sprinkles with abandon..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan

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2 ¾ cups/350 grams all-purpose flour

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½ teaspoon fine sea salt

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1 (8-ounce/225-gram) package cream cheese, at room temperature

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1 ½ cups/300 grams granulated sugar

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1 large egg

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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6 tablespoons/85 grams unsalted butter (3/4 stick), at room temperature

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2 cups/245 grams confectioners’ sugar

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1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream, plus more as needed

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1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, plus more as needed

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract, plus more as needed

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¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

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A drop or two of gel food coloring (optional)

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Assorted sprinkles, for decorating (optional)

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