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Cookie Bar vs Blondie

Sugar cookie bars are clearly a cookie bar. Technically, though, a blondie is also a cookie bar. The two desserts look very similar. Of course, the primary difference is in the ingredients rather than the appearance. What type of sugar you use is the specific difference. For these sugar cookie bars, I used white sugar. A classic blondie, would use brown sugar and butter for a butterscotch type flavor. Blondies also often mix in chocolate chips and pecans. A classic sugar cookie really does not have any type of mix ins. However, I did use rainbow sprinkles in these sugar cookie bars. Are the sprinkles required? I would say yes but feel free to decide for yourself.

Stack of sugar cookie bars with sprinkles.

No Chill

These sugar cookie bars have no chill. Literally. You do not need to chill the dough. You also don’t need to soften the butter – you’ll just melt it. Go ahead and grab everything out of your pantry and fridge. Whisk your dry ingredients. Mix your wet ingredients. Stir the dry and wet ingredients together. Add the sprinkles. Press the dough into a prepared pan. I added a few more sprinkles on top to make them extra colorful, no need to press these in. Bake for thirty minutes. Once cooled, cut the bars into 16 squares. It really is this easy. And the reward for your work is very sweet.

Sugar Cookie Bars with rainbow sprinkles.
Stack of sugar cookie bars with sprinkles.

Sugar Cookie Bars

Sarah Baade
These sugar cookie bars are sweet, tasty, and made festive with rainbow sprinkles.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 bars

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup rainbow sprinkles (an additional tablespoon for sprinkling on top if desired)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, corn starch, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir together butter, sugar, and vanilla.
  • Mix egg into wet ingredients. (If butter is still quite warm from melting, be sure to mix egg in rapidly so that it doesn't become a scrambled egg in the batter.)
  • Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until almost completely blended together.
  • Add 1/3 cup sprinkles to cookie dough and mix until evenly distributed. Dry ingredients should also now be fully incorporated.
  • Press dough into prepared pan. Add remaining tablespoon of sprinkles on top if you choose using (no need to press these into the dough).
  • Bake 30 minutes or until slightly golden on top and a test toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cool completely before cutting into 16 squares.
Keyword Cookie Bars, Peppermint Sugar Cookies, Sugar Cookie Bars

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All In Cookie Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

All In Cookie Bars

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All In

All in. These All In Cookie Bars have a thick chocolate chip cookie base packed full with add-ins you have in your pantry. To create these, I literally grabbed bits and pieces of ingredients from half empty packages. This is the perfect recipe to use up that random bag of pecans, different chocolate ships, etc. Toss them all in! With that in mind, you won’t need to stick exactly to the add-ins I used here. We’ll get into that as we get to each step of the recipe.

Cookie bar with chocolate, pretzels, marshmallows, and pecans.

Step By Step

Let’s get into the details of these All In Cookie Bars! In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients. This makes for even distribution when you mix into the wet ingredients. Set the dry ingredients to the side and grab a large mixing bowl. I like to use a stand mixer but you can absolutely use a hand mixer. In the large bowl, beat together both sugars with the butter until light in texture. Mix in the eggs and vanilla then gradually add in those dry ingredients until just combined.

Cookie bar with chocolate, pretzels, marshmallows, and pecans.

Add Ins

Here is where the All In Cookie Bars get fun and can be customized. Let me start by telling you what I used: pecan pieces, semi-sweet chocolate chunks, dark chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, pretzel pieces. Ultimately, you want a mix of sweet and salty add ins and don’t skimp on whichever ingredient is your favorite. No pretzels on hand? Use plain potato chips or gold fish crackers. No pecans? Use walnuts or peanuts. Use whatever type of chocolate you have on hand – dark, milk, white, whatever. Toffee bits are another fun sweet option. If you have large marshmallows instead of minis, just cut them up and toss the pieces in. Get creative! Whatever add ins you use, toss them all into the dough together and stir them in by hand so as to not over mix the dough. Feel free to sprinkle a few on top before baking as well.

Cookie bar with chocolate, pretzels, marshmallows, and pecans.

All In Cookie Bars

Sarah Baade
Thick chocolate chip cookie base packed full with add-ins you have in your pantry.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 16 cookie bars

Equipment

  • 1 Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer
  • 1 8×8 baking pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Add Ins – can be customized based on what you have on hand

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks
  • 1 cup mini marshmallows
  • 2/3 cup pretzel pieces
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup pecan pieces

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar and brown sugar until light in texture.
  • Mix in eggs and vanilla.
  • Gradually stir in dry ingredients until just combined.
  • With a sturdy wooden spoon, stir in add ins of your choice.
  • Press dough into prepared baking pan and bake 30-35 minutes or until golden in color and a test stick comes out clean.
  • Once cooled, cut into 16 squares and enjoy!

Notes

Use whatever add ins you happen to have in your pantry. Possible options: toffee bits, walnuts, peanuts, potato chips, gold fish, chocolate of any type (dark, milk, white, etc).
Keyword All In Cookie Bars, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookie Bars

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