Easiest-Ever Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars

Name: Easiest-Ever Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough; 2 tablespoons red and green candy sprinkles; 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened; 3 cups powdered sugar; 3 to 4 teaspoons milk; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; Additional red and green candy sprinkles

19 Ratings

17 Reviews

Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 35 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 32

Enjoy these yummy bars made with Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies – a perfect addition to Christmas dessert.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated July 26, 2018

Make With

Pillsbury™ Cookie Dough

Ingredients

1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
2 tablespoons red and green candy sprinkles
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 teaspoons milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Additional red and green candy sprinkles

Steps

1

Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in 2 tablespoons candy sprinkles until well blended. Press evenly in 13x9-inch pan.
2

Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
3

In medium bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar, milk and almond extract with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time until desired spreading consistency. Spread evenly over cooled bars. Sprinkle with additional candy sprinkles. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 260

Total Fat: 11g; 0%

Saturated Fat: 4 1/2g; 0%

Sodium: 110mg; 0%

Total Carbohydrate: 38g; 0%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 0%; 0%

Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Sugar cookies are a holiday dessert tray classic, but these sugar cookie bars make them easier and even more festive than before. Instead of worrying about cookie cutters and frosting individual cookies, this recipe simply entails combining broken up refrigerated sugar cookie dough with holiday sprinkles and pressing the mixture into a 13x9-inch pan. While the sugar cookie bars cool, whip up an easy classic frosting with only four basic ingredients. Be sure to let the bars cool completely before frosting so the frosting doesn’t melt into the dough. Adding the sprinkles to the top of these holiday sugar cookie bars takes them to the next level and is the perfect job for the kids to get in on the action. If you love cookies in bar form check out all these sweet options; we’ve got a recipe for any time of year and every flavor craving!