Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars

By srumbel

Lemon sugar cookie bars topped with lemon frosting and sprinkles make a fun and easy cookie treat to share with friends and family. Making cookies in bars is so much faster than rolling and cutting each one individually.
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Ingredients

• For the Cookie Bars
• 1/2 cup Challenge butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• For the Frosting
• 1/2 cup Challenge butter, softened
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 Tablespoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• colored sprinkles
• yellow sanding sugar

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins

Preparation

Step 1

Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg and lemon juice and beat again.
Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly mix this into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms.
Press the dough into a greased 9x13 glass baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
Beat together the frosting ingredients until creamy. Spread on the top of the cooled bars. Top with desired amount of sprinkles and sanding sugar. Cut into 24 squares. Store in a sealed container on the counter.