Time Saver Sugar Cookies
I was craving sugar cookies the other day, but I was crunched for time and not in the mood to chill the dough, roll it out, cut it into shapes, and frost each individual cookie. There are a lot of steps involved in this deceivingly simple treat! Well I came across a solution when I was searching foodgawker.com: Delicious, homemade sugar cookie bars from “A Little Bit Crunchy A Little Bit Rock and Roll.”
Sugar Cookie Bars…what a brilliant idea! Whip up the dough, press it into a jellyroll pan, bake it up and frost the entire pan! As there isn’t any chilling, rolling, or cookie cutting involved, you save a ton of time. However, you still get all of the delicious goodness of a buttery rich sugar cookie. Yes please.
I baked my cookies in a 10×15 jellyroll pan, lined with parchment paper. You could probably cut the recipe down a little bit and bake it in a 9×13 as well, but I haven’t tried.
What is your favorite time saver cookie? Let me know below!
Original Post: 2/22/12
Yield: 36 Bars
Recipe adapted from: A Little Bit Crunchy A Little Bit Rock and Roll
Ingredients:
Cookies:
- ¾ cup salted butter –
room temperature (1 ½ sticks) - 1 ½ cups granulated
sugar - 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- 3 ¾ cups all purpose
flour - ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Frosting:
- ½ cup salted butter –
room temperature - ¼ cup shortening (I
used butter flavored Crisco) - 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pinch of salt
- 3 – 3 1/2 cups powdered
sugar - 3 – 4 tablespoons milk
- food coloring
(optional) - sprinkles (optional)
Directions:
Sugar
Cookies:
Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large bowl combine
butter, shortening, and sugar until fluffy. - Add eggs, one at a
time, mixing well after each addition. - Add vanilla.
- Sift together the dry
ingredients in a separate bowl. - Slowly incorporate dry
ingredients to the wet ingredients. - Press into a parchment
lined 10×15 jellyroll pan. - Bake at 350 for 10-15
minutes. - Allow cookies to fully
cool.
Frosting:
- In a mixing bowl, beat
the shortening and butter until light and fluffy. - Add the vanilla and
powdered sugar. - Gradually add the milk
until you reach your desired constancy. - Add in food coloring,
if desired. - Frost cookie bars with
a generous coating of frosting. - Decorate with
sprinkles, if desired…(of COURSE it’s desired!) - Cut into bars and devour!
