Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Bars

I’ve been meaning to make these cookie bars forEVER, and now I can honestly say they were worth the wait. And that it won’t be the last time they make an appearance in my kitchen!

I fell in love with Granny B’s sugar cookies back when I was attending college in Utah. If you’re unfamiliar with Granny B’s Frosted Sugar Cookies (the “original” pink cookie), you’ve probably tried a Lofthouse Sugar cookie. They’re basically the same thing, but a Granny’s cookie is the size of your face. So… better.

If you were to ask me… I’d say both camps are right. The super thick frosting and the unbelievably soft cookie are an undeniable match made in heaven. In fact, I might even like these better than my beloved chocolate chip cookies.

And you guys know that I don’t take chocolate chip cookies lightly 🍪!

And maybe the BEST part about these cookie bars? How easy they are to make. Whoever made the first batch of cookie bars was brilliant. All the taste of cookies without all of the individual scooping and baking and scooping and baking. And none of the stress of cookies that have gone flat or spread all over the cookie sheet.

INGREDIENTS:
For the cookie base:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ ts baking soda
• For the frosting:
• 3/4 cup salted butter, room temperature
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
• sprinkles

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare a 9x13 jelly roll pan or baking dish by lining it with parchment paper or foil and lightly spraying with cooking spray.
2. Use an electric mixer to beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the sugar, and be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3. Mix in the egg and the vanilla.
4. ........................................

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