Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars
Looking for a festive and easy cookie recipe to make this holiday season? Try making Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars! These delicious bars are topped with a creamy, minty frosting that melts in your mouth. A great holiday treat!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 2½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 1 tsp peppermint flavoring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups powder sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Prepare cookie sheet (12"x17" or 13"x18") by spraying with cooking spray, and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2-3 mins.).
- Next, add vanilla and eggs, mix well.
- While the mixer is on add salt, and baking soda. Slowly add in flour until well blended.
- Pour dough in the cookie sheet and evenly distribute it in the pan. Press dough in the pan. Tip: sprinkle flour on top of the dough to avoid it sticking to your fingers.
- Bake for 20-25 min. or until slightly golden brown.
Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a mixing bowl cream together cream cheese, butter, peppermint flavoring, and vanilla flavoring.
- Slowly add in powder sugar. Mix until blended well.
- When the sheet pan is completely cool. Frost and enjoy!!
*All nutrition information provided is automatically calculated and is an estimate and will vary based on ingredients, brands, and changes in cooking methods listed in the recipe. If you need exact numbers on your ingredients, I would recommend calculating them with your prefered nutrition calculator.
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