It seems pastels are popping up everywhere and Pinterest is leading the march for this one. I am seeing beautiful Easter egg designs,
image from Rit dye
cute outfits,
image from Shabby Apple
and as always, damn good looking food.
image from Cupcake Project.com
And since I am always late to the party, I figured it was my turn to bust out the food coloring and get down to business.
Sugar Cookie Bars
from Annie’s Eats adapted from The Repressed Pastry Chef
Ingredients:
For the cookie bars:
- 5 cups flour
- 1 teas salt
- 1/2 teas baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teas vanilla extract
- Zest from 1 lemon
For the frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teas vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 5 tbs milk
- Food coloring
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking sheet (13″x18″) with parchment paper and grease.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time until incorporated, scraping down the sides as needed. Mix in the vanilla and lemon zest. Add the flour mixture a little at a time until just combined.
Using your hands or a flat bottomed glass, press the cookie mixture into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack before adding the frosting.
Make the frosting: In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the vanilla and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the confectioners’ sugar. Add the milk, if needed to create a smooth texture. If using food coloring, mix it in now.
Spread the frosting evenly over bars, cut evenly, and serve.
*I have made these twice now and both times the center of the bars were a little underdone. I’m ok with this because I like my cookies a little underdone, however, keep that in mind when checking for doneness.
Carlie
Saturday 25th of May 2013
I am making these for a treat day at school. I have made them before and they are delicious!! Wondering if I can make ahead and freeze before frosting?
Sugar Cookie Bars |
Tuesday 15th of May 2012
[...] used the sugar cookie bar recipe from Kita’s blog Pass The Sushi. I made some adjustments because I didn’t have a lemon [...]
Sonya
Friday 6th of April 2012
Found this on pint &just got around to making it for our Good Friday meal. Woweee.... Still waiting for cookie to cool & said "oh. my." out loud to myself when I licked the frosting. Um. Yea. Talking to myself about a simple frosting.... Thanks for posting :)
Kita
Sunday 8th of April 2012
Awesome! There is nothing wrong about talking to yourself in the kitchen – I do it constantly.
The Harried Cook
Sunday 25th of March 2012
I know what you mean about the pastels... I feel like I am not keeping up with the times :) These look yum! I've been seeing quite a few of these soft cookie bars too.. They look delicious and I love the color! Thanks for sharing...
Fresh and Foodie
Saturday 24th of March 2012
When I was younger, I always thought cookie bars were so much better than actual cookies. Actually, I still think that.
These look awesome.