Sugar Cookie Bars

íngredíents
Sugar Cookíe Bars:

• 1 1/2 cups butter , softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanílla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 5 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon bakíng powder

Cream Cheese Frostíng:

• 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
• 1/2 cup butter , softened
• 5 cups confectíoners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanílla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• pínch salt
• 2-3 teaspoons mílk
• Food coloríng , optíonal
• Sprínkles , optíonal

ínstructíons

1. Note: clíck on tímes ín the ínstructíons to start a kítchen tímer whíle cookíng.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 17 x 12 ínch bakíng sheet wíth non-stíck or bakíng spray.
3. Wíth a stand míxer on medíum speed, cream butter and sugar ín a large bowl. Add the eggs, vanílla, and almond extract, untíl well blended.
4. Síft together the flour, salt, and bakíng powder ín a bowl. Add flour míxture to the wet íngredíents and míx untíl well combíned.
5. Press ínto prepared bakíng sheet. Bake for 15-20 mínutes, or untíl líghtly golden brown. Cool completely, then frost.
6. Cream Cheese Frostíng
7. On low speed, combíne cream cheese, butter, vanílla extract, almond extract, and salt ín a large bowl untíl smooth.
8. Slowly add powdered sugar, beatíng untíl creamy, addíng mílk as needed. Stír ín food coloríng, íf usíng, untíl fully íncorporated.
9. Spread frostíng over cooled cookíe bars ín a thíck, even layer. Top wíth sprínkles, íf desíred.

Source: https://dinnerthendessert.com/sugar-cookie-bars/