Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
A bright and cheery recipe for Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars is perfect for a spring dessert!
Servings: 15
Calories: 469kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- zest of 1 lemon about 2 tbsp
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
for the strawberry buttercream
- 1 stick ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup strawberry puree*
Instructions
To make the bars:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Grease 9x13" pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well to combine.
- Add vanilla extract and lemon zest, beating well.
- In medium bowl whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda.
- Add slowly to butter mixture and beat until combined.
- Pour into prepared baking dish and spread out evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven 15-20 minutes. The bars will be barely set and will not have any color around the edges...that is okay!
- Let cool completely.
To make the buttercream:
- Cream together the butter and powdered sugar.
- Add vanilla extract and beat to combine.
- Add strawberry puree and beat until well combined.
- Spread evenly over cooled bars.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
*For the strawberry puree: Place 6-7 strawberries in small food processor and process on high until very finely chopped and puree is formed. This should be about ¼ cup of puree, but measure it for this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 631IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg