These Grinch Cookie Bars are perfect to make to watch a Grinch Movie or decorate the tree. Make these easy sugar cookie bars for delicious treat.
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These Grinch Cookie Bars are so delicious and made with simple ingredients. The sugar cookie base is topped with a bright green frosting and a red heart.
This homemade dessert is perfect to celebrate the holidays with. Make them for your holiday dinner or serve at a Grinch themed party. Everyone will love how delicious they are no matter their age. Try these other Grinch Desserts, Grinch Oreo Pops, Grinch Cake Pops, Grinch Hot Chocolate and Grinch Fruit Kabob.
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Why We Love This Recipe
If you are looking for a simple homemade treats to make this Christmas, make these cookie bars. They are delicious and easy to make. If you are a baker, you probably already have most of the ingredients.
Easy and delicious Grinch Cookie Bars
Ingredients
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
- Sprinkles – Feel free to add sprinkles to the sugar cookie batter to add a fun festive twist.
- Red Heart Sprinkle – Instead of making the heart with a red icing, feel free to find a red heart sprinkle. You can also use red sprinkles or a red M&M.
How to Make Grinch Cookie Bars
- Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease a 9X13 baking dish and line with parchment paper.
Step 2 – In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until well combined and light and fluffy. Then add in the eggs one at time and the vanilla extract. Mix for 1-2 minutes time until fully mixed.
Step 3 – Then hand stir in the flour, baking powder and salt. Add in the flour mixture, salt, vanilla and milk until just combined, being careful not to over mix.
Step 4 – Add the sprinkles and gently stir them into the cookie dough.
Step 5 – Press the dough into the 9X13 pan and press the dough down slightly. Bake for 25-28 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Move the pan to a wire rack to allow the bars to cool completely.
Step 6 – Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until combined and smooth. Then add in the milk and vanilla extract. Mix for 1-2 minutes until the frosting is light and fluffy.
Step 7 – Place approximately ½ cup of the frosting in a separate bowl. Dye the large bowl of frosting a vibrant green color and dry the smaller bowl a vibrant red color.
Step 8 – Spread the green frosting on top of the cooled cookie bars.
Step 9 – Cut the bars into 15 even pieces. Then pipe a small heart onto the center of each of the cookie bars with a round decorating tip. Then the bars are ready to serve and enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- Mixing Ingredients – Mix with electric hand mixer and add the ingredients to a bowl. On medium high speed and whip the ingredients.
- Green and Yellow – You may need to add yellow food coloring with the green food coloring. This is to get a nice vibrant green color for these cookie bars.
- Cool Cookie Bars – Make sure to cool cookies before frosting.
Frequently Asked Questions
To prevent the sprinkles from bleeding into the sugar cookie dough, we recommend using Jimmie Sprinkles.
Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
You can use store bought frosting and add in green food coloring. These sugar cookie bars can be made in a variety of ways.
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Grinch Cookie Bars
Ingredients
For the Cookie Bars:
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 3 large Eggs room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 4 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Green Jimmie Sprinkles
For the Frosting:
- 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 2 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Bright Green Gel Food Coloring
- Red Gel Food Coloring
Instructions
For the Cookie Bars:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease a 9X13 baking pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until well combined and light and fluffy. Then add in the eggs and the vanilla extract. Mix for 1-2 minutes until they are incorporated.
- Then hand stir in the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir until just combined, being careful not to over mix.
- Add the sprinkles and gently stir them into the cookie dough.
- Press the dough into the 9X13 pan and press the dough down slightly. Bake for 25-28 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Move the pan to a wire rack to allow the bars to cool completely.
For the Frosting:
- Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until combined and smooth.
- Then add in the milk and vanilla extract and mix for 1-2 minutes until the frosting is light and fluffy.
- Place approximately ½ cup of the frosting in a separate bowl.
- Dye the large bowl of frosting a vibrant green color and dry the smaller bowl a vibrant red color.
- Spread the green frosting on top of the cooled cookie bars.
- Cut the bars into 15 even pieces and then pipe a small heart onto the center of each of the cookie bars with a round decorating tip.
- Then the bars are ready to serve and enjoy!
