Name: Red Velvet Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 1/3 cups flour; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup butter (softened); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 Tablespoons one 1-ounce bottle red food coloring; 2 8 8 2 Oz cream cheese (softened); 1/2 cup butter (softened); 2 cups sifted powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make Red Velvet Sugar Cookie Bars

Indulge yourself with decadent red velvet sugar cookie bars that are made with a cocoa-rich base and topped with a rich cream cheese frosting.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3⅓cupsflour
¼cupunsweetened cocoa
½tspsalt
1tspbaking powder
1cupbutter,softened
1½cupssugar
2eggs
2tspvanilla extract
2tbspred food coloring,(1 oz)

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

8ozcream cheese,(2 packages), softened
½cupbutter,softened
2cupspowdered sugar,sifted
1tspvanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have a 9×13-inch pan ready.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar for about 2 to 3 minutes until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and food coloring until combined.
Add the flour mixture until a soft dough forms. Press into the bottom of the pan.
Bake for about 20 minutes until the edges start to pull away from the sides and a toothpick entered into the center comes out clean. Allow to completely cool before frosting.