Sugar Cookie Bars

I had a lot of fun making these and they are so good and easy to whip up. These tasty bars are great to share. They cookie part is soft and crumbly and the frosting is amazing. This recipe is from cookingclassy.com. Let’s get baking!

FOR THE COOKIE:

1.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees and gererously grease a 13 by 9-inch-baking sheet.
2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer or in a bowl with an electric hand mixer,  cream together   butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Scrape down sides as needed.
4. Mix in each egg, 1 at a time. Then blend in vanilla and almond extract.Add flour mixture and mix just until combined. Don’t over mix.
5. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. To help even it out I also like to press even with greased hands (sprayed with non-stick cooking spray). You can even use an offset spatula to make it smooth.
6. Bake in preheated oven until puffy and just baked through (be careful not to over-bake as they’ll continue to cook slightly in hot pan once removed from the oven), about 14 – 16 minutes.
7. Let cool completely on a wire rack, about 90 minutes (or about 60 minutes in the fridge)

FOR THE FROSTING:

1. In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, beat together powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter,  heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, and a few drops food coloring (if desired) until pale and fluffy. If needed thin frosting with another 1 Tbsp cream.
2. Spread frosting evenly over the cookie part in the pan. Use an offset spatula to do so. Before frosting hardens add your sprinkles in using. Cut into bars and in enjoy! 

TIP:

Store in an air tight  container or cover in plastic wrap.