This easy cream cheese sugar cookie bar with frosting recipe is a fun dessert to make because you get the best of both worlds in a cookie and a bar.
Plus, they are the perfect treat for any holiday. You can add sprinkles for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, or any occasion.
The Best Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

This cookie bars recipe with frosting and sprinkles turns out moist with the addition of cream cheese. The funfetti cookie bars recipe is super simple and creates a treat that is perfect for any party.
This recipe and post were created for #SummerDessertWeek! Sponsor companies sent me samples, but as always opinions are 100% mine.

I love cookie bars, and this recipe is really top notch.
One of the reasons I like this recipe so much is that it’s made with cream cheese, which gives it a more creamy flavor, and it keeps the bars moist.
I made these for a church potluck recently, and I love them because they are so easy to make. Plus, they make quite a few, and they’re rich, so the sugar cookie bars go a long way and are the perfect bar cookies for a crowd.
Ingredients For Cookie Bars With Frosting
Cookie Bars
- Butter, softened
- Cream cheese, softened
- Sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Sprinkles
Frosting
- Butter, softened
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Heavy cream (more if needed)
- Sprinkles
Full recipe and printable instructions listed below
Step-By-Step Instructions for The Sugar Cookie Bar Recipe
For best results, use an electric hand mixer with both the cookies and frosting.

Start by adding the softened butter to a mixing bowl.
Don’t stress too much if you don’t set your butter out to soften. I say this all the time because I forget to set the butter out all the time.
If you have a setting on your microwave, you can use that to soften the butter, or just put the setting on about 10% and run the microwave for a few seconds at a time.

Add the softened cream cheese to the bowl.
Having softened butter and cream cheese will help mix the two together easier, as well as with the sugar.

Now, add the sugar to the bowl.
For this recipe, I used Dixie Crystals.

Next, add the egg to the bowl.

Add the vanilla extract and mix the ingredients together.
For this cookie recipe, I used Adams Best Vanilla Extract. Just taking the lid off and smelling the vanilla brings back so many good memories helping my grandmother bake in her kitchen.

Next, you’re going to add the flour and baking powder and baking soda and mix everything together.

Gather up your sprinkles. These sprinkles, from Sweets & Treats, added a bit of a crunch to the cookie bars recipe. They also add plenty of sparkle and fun.

Add the sprinkles to the cookie batter and mix it together.

Spread the cookie dough into a greased 13″ x 9″ baking dish.
For this recipe, I used the cake from Wilton. One side has colorful circles and triangles for a fun decorated cake pan.
You can also use a glass pan for this recipe if that’s all you have.
I also used the pan in my buttermilk chocolate cake recipe.

Bake the sugar cookie bars for about 25-30 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Set aside to cool for about 30 minutes before making the frosting.

Easy Frosting Recipe
This is a great recipe that turns out a thick layer of frosting to top the cookies.
You can add sprinkles, Valentine’s Day hearts, Christmas sprinkles, or even drizzle a little chocolate syrup over the top for even more great taste!

Start by adding the softened butter to the bowl.

Next, add the powdered sugar to the bowl.

Now, add the heavy cream.

And finally, add the vanilla extract to the bowl. Stir everything together until it’s well blended and all the lumps are gone.
You can use this confectioners sugar icing, or frosting, for so many desserts including a lemon pound cake, or even a sweetened condensed milk chocolate pound cake with chocolate frosting.

Spread the frosting on top and follow with the sprinkles. I don’t have the most steady hand, but it turned out great.





How To Store the Cookie Bars With Frosting
You can store the cookie bars in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap. I would keep them refrigerated. They will last for at least a week in the fridge, if you don’t eat them all first.
How Do You Know When Cookie Bars Are Done?
The easiest way to test a cookie bar is to insert a cake tester, toothpick, or a thin knife into the batter. If it comes out clean, your cookie bar is done baking. If there’s still batter on the tester, you need to bake it longer.
What Is An Example Of A Bar Cookie?
A bar cookie is typically denser than cake, and similar to a cookie, but thicker. It’s usually cut into squares and frosted.
How Do You Cut Bar Cookies?
Allow them to cool before cutting. Once they cool, use a knife to cut the cookies.
If you use parchment paper to line the cookie pan, you can lift the cookies out of the pan after they cool and cut them.
Is A Bar A Cookie?
Basically, yes. A bar is cookie dough that is pressed into a pan and baked.
More Delicious Dessert Recipes
- Easy cake mix cookie bars – this is the perfect dessert. It’s one of those easy cookie recipes that you will want to make again and again.
- Sweetened condensed milk chocolate chip bars – this is chocolate at it’s finest – in bar form. It’s easy, budget-friendly, and amazingly delicious.
- Easy and creamy chocolate frosting for brownies – talk about a scrumptious treat spread on top of brownies. You can add this to chocolate chip cookie bars, cakes, brownies, traditional sugar cookies, or just about anything. It’s perfect for everyday or special occasions like the holiday season.
- Easy pecan pie bars – this might just be the best way to impress someone. Make these pecan pie bars and you will have a friend for life.
Sponsored Items Used In This Recipe:
- Dixie Crystals Pure Cane Sugar
- Adams Best Vanilla Extract
- Wilton Cake Pan
- Sweets & Treats Sweet Sprinkles
Easy Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Bars With Frosting
Be sure to try the cookie bar recipe below. It might just become your favorite sugar cookie recipe.

Cookie Bars Recipe
Cookie bars with frosting and sprinkles are a fun dessert and the best thing to make. The funfetti cookie bar is perfect for a bake sale, the holidays, or any time in between.
Ingredients
Cookie Bars
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
- 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/4 cup sprinkles
Frosting
- 1-1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons heavy cream (more if needed)
- 1/4 cup sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease a 13" x 9" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Bar cookies
- Start by adding the butter and cream cheese to a large bowl. Cream together with a hand mixer.
- Add the sugar, egg, and vanilla extract and mix together until well blended.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix well.
- Mix the sprinkles into the batter.
- Press into the baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Allow the bars to cool for about 30 minutes before frosting.
Vanilla Frosting
- Add the butter to a medium-sized bowl.
- Next, add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream. Mix everything together and spread on top of the cookie bars.
- Sprinkle the sprinkles over the top and cut the bars.
Notes
For best results, use an electric mixer for both the cookie bars and frosting.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 221Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 124mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 0gSugar: 19gProtein: 2g
Nutrition is approximate.
Kelley
Saturday 26th of February 2022
I’m making these right now!! I love sprinkles!!
Julie Pollitt
Saturday 26th of February 2022
Yay! I hope you love them. I love sprinkles, too. :)
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