Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookie Bars with Buttercream Frosting

I can’t be trusted with a working oven, a little sugar and butter. Especially if there’s anything to celebrate. You all loved my sugar cookie cake so much, I decided to make it in bar form. That’s right, melt-in-your-mouth frosted sugar cookie bars. Thick, indulgent and oh so good.

When you have a really great cookie dough recipe, it’s hard not to imagine it in other forms beyond a cookie. I love using mine to make cookie cobblers, cookie cakes, and cookie bars, because why not? Each has it’s own incredible texture and consistency. When you put my melt in your mouth sugar cookie dough into a 9×9 or 9×13 pan {depending on how ridiculously thick you want them}, they are so moist, chewy and delectable. Just one bite and you’ll see why Chris can’t stop at one. I’ve been known to munch on them for breakfast. That’s acceptable, right?

I’m excited to share my melt in your mouth sugar cookie bars with buttercream icing recipe today to benefit Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. Did you know that cancer is the #1 cause of death of children by disease in the U.S.? There are 40,000 U.S. children actively battling cancer right now. With less than 4% of the National Cancer Institute’s budget going to all childhood cancer combined, I wanted to get involved.

Help us make a difference by donating to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer! Our goal is to raise $3000. Dixie Crystals, Land O’Lakes and Mediavine have each kindly pledged to match our donations raised through this campaign up to $3000!!!

We are halfway towards our goal, I hope you will consider donating, every little bit helps and will be tripled thanks to our partners.

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Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookie Bars with Buttercream Frosting

Course Dessert

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 15

Author Julie Blanner

Ingredients

• 1 c butter softened
• 1 c vegetable oil
• 1 c sugar
• 1 c powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 4 ½ c flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• buttercream icing:
• 1 c butter softened
• 5 c powdered sugar
• ¼ milk

Instructions

1. Combine butter, oil, sugars & vanilla until smooth. Blend in eggs.
2. Add flour, salt, cream of tarter & baking soda until blended in.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
4. Press dough into a greased 9x13 {or 9x9} pan, and use parchment paper to smooth the top if desired.
5. Bake 20 minutes watching carefully as to not over bake.
6. Combine 1 c softened butter, 5 c powdered sugar and 1/4 c milk until smooth.
7. Allow bars cool before icing, slice and serve.

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