Soft frosted sugar cookie bars…
Made from scratch, and iced with my secretly healthy frosting recipe.
These bars are nothing short of holiday magic!
No eggs and no butter are needed for the bars, which can be refined-flour-free as well. They’re like eating a homemade frosted sugar cookie… but even better!
Iphone photos of the sugar cookie bars, straight from the oven:
Sugar Cookie Bars
Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups spelt flour or white flour (or Bob’s gf plus 1/4 tsp xanthan gum) (130g)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup sugar or xylitol
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk of choice
- 1/2 cup coconut oil or vegetable oil
- optional, homemade sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 F, grease an 8×8 pan, and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix very well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vanilla and milk and oil. (If using coconut oil, it’s always a good idea to gently heat your milk to room temperature first.) Pour dry into wet and mix again. Transfer to the prepared pan, and smooth out. Bake 13 minutes. They will look very underdone when you take them out, but that’s okay! Just let them cool for at least 10 minutes before touching. If desired, frost with your favorite frosting. (The frosting recipe I used is linked under the first photo in this post.)
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The kids DEVOURED these!
These bars were major yum. Definately will make again. Thanks.
Katie! These bars were a hit! I am not a baker and my usual contribution to a party is something I bought at Costco. But since I discovered your blog by accident about a year ago it’s motivated me to spend more time in the kitchen, mostly because if I want someone to make me the delicious creations I see on your blog I have to make them for myself. I started with the 1 minute mug cake and have never looked back.
I took these to a cookie exchange and they were gobbled up. Thanks for making me look good 😉
And merry Christmas!
I’ve made these twice now. The first time was with all purpose flour, and they worked so well that the second time I got brave and decided to try them out with a mix of almond flour and buckwheat. Both were delicious!
Excited for the book. I preordered!
I wasn’t expecting much from a whole wheat cookie, but these turned out great! I iced them with plain powdered sugar icing and everyone loved them!
Made these last night and they were so so good!
I used about 3/4 cup spelt flour, 1/2 cup almond flour, and 1/4 organic all purpose. I used coconut sugar and cut out some of the oil (adding some more almond milk to get the right liquid amount). However, I had to bake them for longer than the recipe calls for.
At first, I thought they hadn’t turned out, and I was really disappointed. I took them out, let them cool, and they were ooey gooey and underbaked, but in a bad way. I let them sit for awhile longer, thinking they would firm up. They also tasted funny–all I could really taste was the flour. I then put them in the oven for maybe 10-15 more minutes at 350F and they turned out SO GOOD. They firmed up, they tasted great. I added chocolate chips into the batter instead of using frosting.
I think I will definitely make these again in the future, maybe I’ll try larger amounts of almond flour, maybe quinoa or gluten free and maybe I’ll try stevia, xylitol or erythritol to sweeten.
This comment is really old but thank you for writing your experience! I just made these and like the flavors, but mine were also sooooo underbaked at 10 minutes and even 15 minutes! I will try to make these again but at higher heat and longer time. Thank you.
These cookies look amazing and delicious! I am planning to bake them and bring them on my winter vacation coming up in a week. I wanted to know if they are able to be frozen for a week and if they will still taste the same?
Thanks!
Haven’t tried, but I bet it would be fine! Report back if you try!
These are great! I was a little skeptical at first when they came out because they were really soft. I let them cool, like the directions said, and even though they were still a bit soft they taste AMAZING! Even my husband likes them – a very, very good sign.
FYI – They are really rich and one (or two or three) will easily tame your sweet tooth.
Oh my goodness graciousness!!!! Katie, these look A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!!! I love your blog!
Oh my goodness graciousness!!!! Katie, these look A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!!! I love your blog!