Shortbread Sugar Cookie Bars

Name: Shortbread Sugar Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16 bars
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup butter, softened; ½ cup confectioners' sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar, or to taste

Rating: 5 stars

4 Ratings
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These shortbread sugar cookie bars are an easy, tasty variation on the traditional cookie.

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prep:

15 mins

cook:

30 mins

total:

45 mins

Servings:

Yield:

16 bars

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 16 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar, or to taste

Directions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Step 2
Mix flour, butter, confectioners' sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Pat dough into a 9-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Cut into bars while still warm.

Cook's Note:

Feel free to use margarine, if you prefer.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

180 calories; protein 1.7g; carbohydrates 17.4g; fat 11.7g; cholesterol 30.5mg; sodium 126mg. Full Nutrition

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4 Ratings

5 star values: 4
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Linda T

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04/02/2019

Easy and yummy. Half I made per recipe and the other half I added dried lavender and lemon peel to batter and drizzled with a light lemon glaze - pleased two people with one recipe Read More

lucielu2002

07/13/2020

Very easy shortbread recipe. Goes great with coffee or tea in the morning. I think next time I’ll frost some of them with chocolate for snacks/dessert. Read More

lqudangel

05/04/2021

I loved this simple recipe! It worked out exactly as I wanted! I used King Arthur strawberry yogurt chips for a nice frosting. They're yummy! Read More

Renee

06/23/2020

Very good and easy, but next time I plan on patting dough a bit thinner. I made a light orange flavored frosting/glaze for them. Yummy! Read More

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Easy and yummy. Half I made per recipe and the other half I added dried lavender and lemon peel to batter and drizzled with a light lemon glaze - pleased two people with one recipe

Very easy shortbread recipe. Goes great with coffee or tea in the morning. I think next time I’ll frost some of them with chocolate for snacks/dessert.

I loved this simple recipe! It worked out exactly as I wanted! I used King Arthur strawberry yogurt chips for a nice frosting. They're yummy!

Very good and easy, but next time I plan on patting dough a bit thinner. I made a light orange flavored frosting/glaze for them. Yummy!

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