Description
These Valentine’s Day Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars are soft, buttery, and topped with a fluffy pink buttercream frosting and festive sprinkles. They’re the perfect easy dessert for Valentine’s Day parties, bake sales, classroom treats, or family gatherings. With the flavor of classic sugar cookies and the convenience of simple cookie bars, this easy recipe is ideal for anyone looking for fun dessert ideas, holiday baking inspiration, sweet snack recipes, and festive food ideas.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pink food coloring
1/4 cup Valentine’s Day sprinkles
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease or line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
4. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
5. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
6. Press the dough evenly into the prepared baking pan.
7. Bake for 18 to 25 minutes until the edges are lightly golden and the center is set.
8. Allow the bars to cool completely before frosting.
9. Beat the frosting butter until creamy, then mix in powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and pink food coloring.
10. Spread the frosting over the cooled bars and top with Valentine’s Day sprinkles.
11. Slice into bars and serve.
Notes
Use room-temperature butter for the softest cookie bar texture and smooth frosting consistency.
Do not overbake the bars to maintain a soft and chewy texture.
Allow the bars to cool completely before frosting to prevent melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg