Sugar Cookie Bars

Hey!

My husband only has about a week left of work here! Monday night he asked me to bake a dessert for him to take with him to work.

I decided to try a new recipe...Sugar Cookie Bars :). My mom gave me this recipe last year, and i haven't had a chance to try it yet! So I pulled it out yesterday and got to baking!

They turned out pretty delicious! :)

SUGAR COOKIE BARS:

COOKIE
*2 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
*1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
*1/2 teaspoons Salt
*1/2 Cup Butter, Melted
*1 Cup Sugar
*1 Egg
*1 1//2 Tablespoons Sour Cream
*1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

FROSTING
*1/2 Cup Butter, Softened
*4 Cups Powder Sugar
*1/4 Cup Half and Half
*1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
*Pinch of Salt
*Food Coloring (Optional)

COOKIES: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
2-In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt
3-In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar
4-Add egg and mix well.
5-Add Sour Cream and Vanilla Extract
6-Slowly add flour mixture to creamed mixture and mix well.
7-Press batter into the greased baking dish
8-Bake 17-20 minutes (I baked mine for 17 and the edge pieces were a little crunchy...so might want to do 15-17 min.
9-Set aside to cool 30 minutes.

FROSTING: Cream together Butter, Powdered Sugar and half and half.
2- Add Vanilla and Salt
3-add food Coloring
4-Spread frosting onto bars Cut into squares and Enjoy!!

 Sugar Cookie Bars right out of the Oven

All frosted and ready to eat!