{"id":26175,"date":"2010-07-12T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=26175"},"modified":"2020-04-25T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T21:15:11","slug":"sugar-cookie-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=26175","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Cookie Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-26176\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sugar-Cookie-Bars-367x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sugar-Cookie-Bars-367x1024.jpg 367w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sugar-Cookie-Bars-54x150.jpg 54w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sugar-Cookie-Bars-550x1536.jpg 550w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sugar-Cookie-Bars-97x270.jpg 97w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sugar-Cookie-Bars.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/>Sugar Cookie Bars<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 C. butter, softened to room temperature<\/p>\n<p>2 C. sugar<\/p>\n<p>4 eggs<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. vanilla<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. almond extract<\/p>\n<p>5 C. flour<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. baking powder<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. butter, softened to room temperature<\/p>\n<p>5 C. powdered sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. vanilla<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. almond extract<\/p>\n<p>dash of salt<\/p>\n<p>Food coloring (optional)<\/p>\n<p>2-3 tsp. milk if needed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat till well blended. Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder in a small bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and stir till well combined. Press into a 17&#8243; x 12&#8243; rimmed baking sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake at 350\u00c2\u00b0 for 15-20 minutes or until barely light brown. Cool completely, then frost. Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl till smooth. Add powdered sugar, extracts, salt, and food coloring. Beat till smooth and creamy, adding milk as needed. Top with sprinkles if desired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sugar Cookie Bars &nbsp; 1 1\/2 C. butter, softened to room temperature 2 C. sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. almond extract 5 C. flour 1 1\/2 tsp. salt 1\/2 tsp. baking powder &nbsp; 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature 1\/2 C. butter, softened to room temperature 5 C. powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1\/2 tsp. almond extract dash of salt Food coloring (optional) 2-3 tsp. milk if needed &nbsp; Cream butter and sugar in a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=26175\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[81,60,80],"class_list":["post-26175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts-fruit","tag-baking","tag-cookies","tag-sweet-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26177,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26175\/revisions\/26177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}