Frosted Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars – Why do you need peppermint bark when you can have these incredibly easy sugar cookie bars? So moist with the creamiest frosting, then topped with chopped candy canes. Only one bowl is needed!
Hey, there! It’s Chelsea from Gal on a Mission again sharing a delicious holiday dessert you need to whip up this year!
Growing up as a little girl, I did not like anything that had one drop of peppermint in it. I couldn’t even tolerate the smell. Now as an adult, I cannot get enough peppermint – coffee, tea, sugar cookies, brownies, you name it! Pretty shocking to go from one extreme to another, right?
Since December is all about the peppermint craze, I thought it would be perfect to share incredibly easy frosted peppermint sugar cookie bars. You are going to be shocked at how easy they really are! They may or may not only need one bowl for the cookie batter. 😉
I will tell you, they are perfect with a glass of cold milk or two.
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Sugar Cookies:
- ▢ ¾ cup softened unsalted butter
- ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
- ▢ 1 large room-temperature egg
- ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting:
- ▢ 1 (15-ounce) can vanilla frosting
- ▢ ½ teaspoons peppermint extract, optional
Topping:
- ▢ 7 crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and line a 9x13 inch baking dish with aluminum foil and lightly spray with non-sticking cooking spray. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, whisk together the ¾ cup softened unsalted butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until creamy and fluffy.
- Add in the 1 large room-temperature egg and whisk until creamy and fluffy. Add in the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract .
- Gently mix in the 2 cups all-purpose flour , ½ teaspoon baking powder , and ½ teaspoon salt until combined.
- Place the sugar cookie dough onto the baking sheet or dish and press down until the dough is spread out and even.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the top is no longer wet. Allow the sugar cookie to cool.
- Mix the 1 (15-ounce) can vanilla frosting and ½ teaspoons peppermint extract, . Frost the sugar cookie and then top it with 7 crushed candy canes .
- Cut into squares then cut into triangles and serve.
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Frosted Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies:
- ¾ cup softened unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large room-temperature egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting:
- 1 (15-ounce) can vanilla frosting
- ½ teaspoons peppermint extract, optional
Topping:
- 7 crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and line a 9x13 inch baking dish with aluminum foil and lightly spray with non-sticking cooking spray. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, whisk together the ¾ cup softened unsalted butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until creamy and fluffy.
- Add in the 1 large room-temperature egg and whisk until creamy and fluffy. Add in the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract .
- Gently mix in the 2 cups all-purpose flour , ½ teaspoon baking powder , and ½ teaspoon salt until combined.
- Place the sugar cookie dough onto the baking sheet or dish and press down until the dough is spread out and even.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the top is no longer wet. Allow the sugar cookie to cool.
- Mix the 1 (15-ounce) can vanilla frosting and ½ teaspoons peppermint extract, . Frost the sugar cookie and then top it with 7 crushed candy canes .
- Cut into squares then cut into triangles and serve.
Nutrition
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