Easy Sugar Cookie Bars

Name: Easy Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 1 cup butter, at room temperature; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; Frosting:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons milk, or more as needed; 3 drops green food coloring

16 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
3 drops green food coloring

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x18-inch rimmed baking sheet.
2

Combine white sugar, 1 cup butter, 8 ounces cream cheese, and egg in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well mixed, about 4 minutes. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix in flour, baking powder, and baking soda until dough comes together.
3

Press dough evenly over the greased baking sheet.
4

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely, 10 to 20 minutes.
5

Beat 1/2 cup butter and 4 ounces cream cheese together in a bowl until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar. Thin icing with milk and vanilla extract. Split icing between 2 bowls. Mix green food coloring into 1 bowl.
6

Spread green icing over cooled cookies. Cut into 48 squares. Pour white icing into a resealable plastic bag. Cut off corner tip. Drizzle white icing over cookies.