These copy cat Lofthouse sugar cookie bars are fast and easy...and perfect for when you need to feed a small army something deliciously sweet. These remind me of the sugar cookies with frosting you find in the grocery store I used to devour as a kid...except way better!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sugar cookie cake bars, sugar cookie with frosting
Servings: 45bars
Ingredients
For the cookie bars
1cupbutter, room temperature
4large eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonalmond extract
5cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonsalt
¾teaspoonbaking soda
For the frosting
1cupbutter, room temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
¾teaspoonalmond extract
⅛teaspoonsalt
4 ½cupspowdered sugar, sifted
4tablespoonheavy cream
gel food coloring, color of your choice
sprinkles, optional
Instructions
For the cookie bars
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a half sheet with cooking spray or butter and set aside.
Cream the butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract together in the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment. Add eggs once sugar mixture is light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking soda. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture until all ingredients are combined.
Dip your fingers in flour to transfer dough to prepared baking sheet. Gently press dough into pan to create an even layer across the pan.
Bake for 12-14 minutes then let cool on a wire wrack.
For the frosting
While cookie bars are cooling, beat butter, salt, vanilla extract and almond extracts into bowl of your stand mixer. Beat until fluffy.
Alternate between adding in sifted powdered sugar and heavy cream until fully incorporated and desired frosting consistency has been reached. (You may want to add more heavy cream if frosting is too thick).
Add a touch of gel food coloring to dye frosting color of your choice. Mix until completely combined. Spread frosting over cooled cookie bars and decorate with fancy sprinkles!
Notes
Store bars covered in airtight container at room temperature. They'll stay fresh 2-3 days!