4th Of July Sugar Cookie Bars
These 4th Of July Sugar Cookie Bars are like a sweet hug on a warm summer day, combining classic sugar cookie flavor with festive red, white, and blue icing stripes.
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Red and blue gel food coloring
- 1½ cups powdered sugar divided
- 2–3 tbsp milk or heavy cream for icing consistency
- 1 tsp light corn syrup optional, for glossy icing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×9-inch pan with parchment, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt until evenly blended.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth.
- Slowly add the dry mix, stirring until just combined.
- Chill the dough, then bake until golden.
- Cool the bars before icing.
- Whisk powdered sugar with milk, divide into bowls, and tint with food coloring.
- Drizzle colored icings over the bars to create stripes.
- Let the icing set before slicing into bars.
Notes
Simple swaps:
• Use coconut oil in place of butter for dairy-free bars.
• Gluten-free? Swap flour 1:1 with Cup4Cup or your favorite blend.
• Use coconut oil in place of butter for dairy-free bars.
• Gluten-free? Swap flour 1:1 with Cup4Cup or your favorite blend.
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