Easiest-Ever Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars
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Updated Nov 15, 2022
Looking for an easy, festive twist on classic holiday sugar cookies? Enjoy these yummy Christmas sugar cookie bars made with refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough, holiday sprinkles and a creamy homemade frosting. Have the kids help you make and decorate these holiday sugar cookie bars for your next holiday get-together. Serve them up and get ready for endless compliments!
More About This Recipe
- 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!
Easiest-Ever Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars
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- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 32
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 2 tablespoons red and green candy sprinkles
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- Additional red and green candy sprinkles
Instructions
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Step1Heat 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.
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Step2Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
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Step3In 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.
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Nutrition
260
Calories
11g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
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
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