{"id":40608,"date":"2026-02-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40608"},"modified":"2026-11-01T17:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T00:20:45","slug":"frosted-sugar-cookie-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40608","title":{"rendered":"Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-40677\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frosted-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frosted-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frosted-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frosted-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frosted-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frosted-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Frosted-Sugar-Cookie-Bars.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 C. butter, softened<\/p>\n<p>1\u00bd C. granulated sugar<\/p>\n<p>2 eggs, at room temperature<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd tsp. almond extract<\/p>\n<p>2\u00bd C. all-purpose flour<\/p>\n<p>1\u00bd tsp. baking powder<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc C. butter, softened<\/p>\n<p>8 oz. cream cheese, softened<\/p>\n<p>4 C. powdered sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd tsp. almond extract<\/p>\n<p>3-4 T. heavy cream to thin<\/p>\n<p>Pinch of salt<\/p>\n<p>Food coloring, if desired<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkles for topping<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add in your eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and beat again. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Then add to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Spread the batter in the prepared pan with oiled hands or an oiled spatula since the batter is sticky! Bake for 16-18 minutes. Do not overbake! Once cooled, make your frosting by mixing together the cream cheese and butter, then adding the powdered sugar and pinch of salt. Mix in the almond and vanilla extracts. While the mixer is running, slowly add in the heavy cream until the desired consistency is reached. Spread the frosting over the bars and top with sprinkles! To make it easier to get clean slices, refrigerate to chill first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars &nbsp; 1 C. butter, softened 1\u00bd C. granulated sugar 2 eggs, at room temperature 2 tsp. vanilla extract \u00bd tsp. almond extract 2\u00bd C. all-purpose flour 1\u00bd tsp. baking powder \u00bd tsp. salt \u00bc C. butter, softened 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 4 C. powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract \u00bd tsp. almond extract 3-4 T. heavy cream to thin Pinch of salt Food coloring, if desired Sprinkles for topping &nbsp; Preheat oven to 350 degrees&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40608\"> 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":[226,15],"tags":[81,60,80],"class_list":["post-40608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baked-goods","category-desserts-fruit","tag-baking","tag-cookies","tag-sweet-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40608","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=40608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40678,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40608\/revisions\/40678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}