Sugar Cookie Bars
Sugar Cookie Bars, I think these are fairly unknown outside of the US. That is, I have not met a person who was familiar with these. It’s like one giant sheet pan cookie cut into pieces. This is a recipe I have made for several years now. And I’ve made these cookie bars so often, it never occurred to me to actually right everything down and publish the recipe.
Lauren’s Latest
The original recipe is from an American food blog, Lauren’s Latest. It’s one of the first food bloggers I started following, about 6 years ago. When Lauren published this recipe a couple of years ago, I made them right away and it’s been a favourite ever since. In the original recipe, the sugar cookie bars are topped with icing, but I don’t think these cookie bars need that. I leave them plain. And with just a few minor adjustments, this recipe has become a staple in our house.
Popular
So, it’s safe to say that these are quite popular, whenever I make them. Though there is the odd one who doesn’t like them. There is almond extract added, which makes the cookie bars taste like marzipan. If you are not a fan of marzipan, you can still make these bars by simply swapping the almond extract by any other extract of your liking, such as vanilla or lemon.
Easy cookie
It’s just not the taste and texture (soft bite) that I like very much. These bars are so easy to make too. I love cookies, but sometimes it’s just too much hassle. Cooling the rough, rolling it, cutting it out, etc. These sugar cookie bars are way easier and faster. Everything goes into one bowl, all ingredients at once, kneed it together, press it into a baking dish, bake it, cut it, eat it. That’s it, now let’s get baking!
Ingredients
250 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
225 g sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
400 g flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C and line a baking dish with parchment paper. I usually use a brownie tin. You could of course use any other baking dish, like a 13×9”.
Put all ingredients into a bowl and quickly kneed into a dough. I love using my KitchenAid for this, but you can do this by hand as well.
Press the dough into the prepared baking dish. Use the back of a spoon or the bottom of a glass to smooth out the top.
Bake ca. 25-30 minutes in the middle of the oven.
Let cool completely and cut into pieces.
Enjoy!

Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 250 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 225 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 400 g flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180°C and line a baking dish with parchment paper. I usually use a brownie tin. You could of course use any other baking dish, like a 13x9”.
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Put all ingredients into a bowl and quickly kneed into a dough. I love using my KitchenAid for this, but you can do this by hand as well.
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Press the dough into the prepared baking dish. Use the back of a spoon or the bottom of a glass to smooth out the top.
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Bake ca. 25-30 minutes in the middle of the oven.
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Let cool completely and cut into pieces.
Tifosanele
October 23, 2018Ziet er heerlijk uit, moeten we zeker ook eens proberen!
Nicole
October 23, 2018Ja, zeker doen!
Dhini
October 23, 2018Love simpel recepten. Dit lijkt mij ook makkelijk om te doen en klinkt als lekkere cookies
Nicole
October 23, 2018Heel makkelijk en heel lekker 🙂
Felice Veenman
October 23, 2018klinkt lekker en simpel..prima te doen voor een feestje zou ik zo zeggen. Hoewel ik geen fan ben van bakingpowder: het laat toch een smaakje na. Misschien met zelfrijzend bakmeel maken?
Nicole
October 23, 2018Eigenlijk nooit een ‘smaakje’ geproefd als ik bakpoeder gebruik. Zelfrijzend bakmeel zou daar niets aan veranderen, daar zit namelijk bakpoeder al in.
The Lemon Kitchen
October 23, 2018Jaaa dit vind ik er heel lekker uit zien! Bedankt voor de tip, ga ik ook weer eens maken.
Nicole
October 23, 2018Zeker doen, hier verdwijnen ze telkens als sneeuw voor de zon 😉
Stefaan De Winter
October 23, 2018simpel en lekker meer moet dat voor mij toch echt niet zijn 🙂
Nicole
October 23, 2018Haha, nou, precies!
nicole orriens
October 23, 2018Ik vind de naam van deze koekjes alleen al zo leuk! Ik wil er zo wel in bijten!
Nicole
October 23, 2018Serieus, als je er eenmaal aan begint, kun je niet meer stoppen 😉
Balou
October 23, 2018Oehhhh dit wil ik ook is gaan maken & proeven! Ziet en klinkt heerlijk!
Nicole
October 23, 2018Echt een aanrader!
Gea
October 23, 2018Dit ziet er echt onwijs lekker uit!
Nicole
October 23, 2018Dank je!
An
October 23, 2018Oeps, niet echt mij ding. Ben niet zo’n suikerfreak….
Nicole
October 23, 2018Dat kan, maar deze zijn echt onwijs lekker 😉
ingrid
October 25, 2018dat klinkt simpel en lekker zeg. leuk om met de kids te maken
Nicole
October 25, 2018Zeker leuk om met de kids te maken. Meng er gekleurde hagel door en je hebt feestkoekjes 🙂
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Ilona
January 26, 2019Ik heb ze dus nog steeds niet gemaakt terwijl het zo’n makkelijk recept is… Pure zelfbescherming 😉
Nicole
January 26, 2019Hahaha, dat snap ik, daarom maak ik ze ook niet al te vaak. Kan er niet van afblijven 😉
Guido | Nonna Box
January 29, 2020Love these cookies bars! They are perfect to make it with my son who’s just starting out with cooking. Pinned.
Nicole
January 29, 2020Hi Guido, thank you for the lovely comment! These cookie bars have become a staple in our house and our oldest is also starting to get more interested in cooking and baking 🙂