Sugar Cookie Squares

By á-2277

Made these for a family camping trip on Labor Day of 2014. They are delish:)

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 egg
• 2 egg whites
• 3 Tbsp sour cream (I just do 1 heaping Tbsp)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp Almond extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
• Powdered sugar
• half and half or Milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt
• Several drop food coloring (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 1/4 sheet cake baking dish, set aside. In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt, set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy about 3-4 minutes. Stir in egg and egg white. Add sour cream, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix until blended. Slowly add dry mixture and stir until well combine. With buttered hands, gently press (so gently almost patting) mixture into buttered baking dish. Bake 15 - 17 minutes until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and edges are lightly golden. Cool completely, then frost and cut into squares.


Cream Cheese Frosting
In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, whip together butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar gradually blending well after each addition. Add half and half until a nice spreadable/fluffy consistency. Stir in vanilla and salt. Add in food optional food coloring and mix until well blended.