Name: Easy Sugar Cookie Bars
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Butter, at room temperature - 1 cup; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Almond extract - ½ teaspoon; Flour - 2 ½ cups; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Cream cheese, softened - ½ (8 ounce) package; Confectioners' sugar - 3 ½ cups; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Milk, or more as needed - 3 tablespoons; Green food coloring - 3 drops

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25 min.

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Ingredients for - Easy Sugar Cookie Bars

1. White sugar - 1 ½ cups

2. Butter, at room temperature - 1 cup

3. Cream cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package

4. Egg - 1

5. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

6. Almond extract - ½ teaspoon

7. Flour - 2 ½ cups

8. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

9. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

10. Butter, softened - ½ cup

11. Cream cheese, softened - ½ (8 ounce) package

12. Confectioners' sugar - 3 ½ cups

13. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

14. Milk, or more as needed - 3 tablespoons

15. Green food coloring - 3 drops

How to cook deliciously - Easy Sugar Cookie Bars

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x18-inch rimmed baking sheet.

2. Stage

Combine white sugar, 1 cup butter, 8 ounces cream cheese, and egg in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well mixed, about 4 minutes. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix in flour, baking powder, and baking soda until dough comes together.

3. Stage

Press dough evenly over the greased baking sheet.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely, 10 to 20 minutes.

5. Stage

Beat 1/2 cup butter and 4 ounces cream cheese together in a bowl until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar. Thin icing with milk and vanilla extract. Split icing between 2 bowls. Mix green food coloring into 1 bowl.

6. Stage

Spread green icing over cooled cookies. Cut into 48 squares. Pour white icing into a resealable plastic bag. Cut off corner tip. Drizzle white icing over cookies.