the Diary of an Inner Fat Kid : Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Hey there everyone! It has been two weeks since my last post - so I apologize for being inconsistent but life gets in the way sometimes! Thank you for checking back in to read!

This post is quick and easy and fun. Almost every time I am at a party or gathering, theres these pink frosted sugar cookies that everyone loves and goes crazy over. Im usually perplexed since these cookies are always store bought from the grocery store down the street. People tend prefer home made over store bought, but not in the case of the pink frosted sugar cookies. I must admit those things are good. So when I saw a recipe to make a similar treat I had to see if I could make these store bought wonders in the comfort of my own home. This blog will show you how to make Pink Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars!

Ingredients:

Sugar cookie bars-
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg and 1 egg white
1 1/2 Tbsp sour cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Vanilla Frosting-
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2-3 Tbsp half and half
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
Several drop food coloring (optional)
Sprinkles (optional)

Tools:
Mixing bowls (small and large)
Measuring cups and spoons
Hand mixer
13x9 baking tray

To begin, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Mix together your flour, baking soda and salt in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.

Next, using your hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream together your first 1/2 cup of softened butter and your cup of granulated sugar in a large bowl until well blended.

Once you have that blended together, add in one whole egg and one egg white. Mine wasn't perfect and some of the yolk from the second egg got in the mix, but the world didn't end so I am assuming it was fine. Blend the eggs in until well combined.

Add the sour cream and vanilla and mix until well blended.

Now you can begin adding in your dry ingredients. Only add a few spoonfulls at a time to make sure it gets incorporated well and to avoid an explosion of flour in your face from the mixer. Add small amounts and mix well until all of the dry ingredients are combined. The dough becomes rather thick - so bonus point for the arm work out!

Now, take your 13x9 pan and spray it with cooking spray. Spread your dough evenly in the pan. The dough was very thick so be patient until you can get it to spread out evenly.

Now, bake the dough in your oven for approximately 15-18 minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure the top does not burn.

Allow the cooked dough to cool completely. While they are cooling, you can mix up your frosting. Cream together a 1/2 cup of softened butter and 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Be careful not to mix too fast because powdered sugar will fly everywhere!

Slowly add 1 tablespoon of half and half at a time until your frosting becomes light and fluffy. Once fluffy, mix in the vanilla and salt.

You can choose to leave your frosting white if you like, but I was really going for the store bought look, so I made mine pink. Add several drops of which ever color food coloring you wish and mix the frosting well so there are no streaks of color.