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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Bars

Sugar cookie dough enriched with cream cheese and almond extract, pressed into a sheet pan and frosted after cooling.

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Cook
20 min

Before you start: The pan is given as 13 x 28 inches, which is bigger than any standard jelly roll pan; a 12x17 or 10x15 sheet is what this amount of dough fits, and thicker bars may need a few extra minutes.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened (for frosting)
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (for frosting)
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla (for frosting)
  • 1-3 tablespoons milk
  • food coloring, if desired

Directions

  1. With a mixer, combine the butter, cream cheese, sugar and egg until nice and smooth.
  2. Add vanilla and almond extract and beat 1 minute more.
  3. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda; beat for about 2 minutes.
  4. Spread or press the dough evenly into a 13 x 28 inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes until golden brown. Let pan cool completely.
  5. For frosting, in a mixer beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  6. Add the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and food coloring. Beat for about 4 minutes until fluffy.
  7. Frost the cooled pan of cookies and cut into bars.

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