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Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars

  • Author: Erin Thomas
  • Prep Time: About 15 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 to 55 Minutes
  • Total Time: 23 minute
  • Yield: 12 to 16 Bars 1x

Ingredients

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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

11/2 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

23/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt (kosher, table or sea)

For Filling:

1 tbsp. ground cinnamon

1 tbsp. granulated sugar

For Glaze:

3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted

1 to 2 tbsp. milk

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease and flour an 8-inch or 9-inch square pan.  Set aside.

In a medium bowl, stir flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.

Using a standing or hand-held mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Beat until combined.  On low speed, gradually blend in the dry ingredients until just combined.  Press 1/2 of the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan.  Sprinkle dough evenly with the Filling ingredients.  Drop teaspoon-sized amounts of remaining dough evenly over the Filling ingredients.*

Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until bars are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

To Prepare Glaze:

In a small bowl, stir powdered sugar, 1 tbsp. milk, vanilla and cinnamon until smooth.  Gradually add milk by the teaspoon until thin enough to drizzle.  Drizzle glaze over cooled bars.  Cut into 12 or 16 bars.

Notes

*Using a small ice-cream scoop works well too.