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Swig Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

Swig-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-recipe-real-life-dinnerSwig Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

I’ve never been to “Swig” but I tried this knockoff recipe for their cookies a couple of years ago. The cookies are soft and chewy with slightly crispy edges. The flavor is unique and perfect. They quickly became one of my favorite cookies.

When I make them I do a couple of slight adjustments to the recipe because I don’t keep cream of tartar around and I use cream cheese instead of sour cream in the frosting. You can see my version of the cookie recipe over on The Mother Huddle.

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I love sugar cookies but don’t always love the extra time/love it takes to make them. I decided to make these yummy cookies in bar form and boom baby! So much faster, easier, and AWESOME! Best Sugar Cookie Bars EVER!!!!

Swig-sugar-cookie-bars-tipI use one of my favorite tips in this recipe. The dough is a little too thick to spread well and a little too sticky to press down without a big mess on your hands.

I slip a sandwich baggie over my hand and spray it with cooking spray. I then quickly press the dough down evenly in the pan and viola my hands stay clean.

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Also, I like to keep the finished cookie bars refrigerated. They don’t need to be refrigerated I just like to eat them cold. Does that make me weird?

Swig-Sugar-Cookie-Bar-Recipe-Real-Life-Dinner--Delicious and pretty…..

…and really quick let’s have a chat about how much an off-set spatula can change your life when trying to frost something in a pan. Totally worth the ten bucks.

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Best Sugar Cookie Bars Ever!!! So much faster and easier then traditional sugar cookies but just as fun and delicious. --you can substitute sour cream in place of the cream cheese in the frosting if desired.
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Recipe type: Cookie Bars
Cuisine: Dessert
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • ½ cup softened butter
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp Canola or Vegetable oil
  • ½ cup + 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp water
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • pinch of baking soda approx 1/16 of a tsp
  • a little extra granulated sugar for sprinkling on top of dough before baking (about 1-2 TBSP)
  • FROSTING RECIPE:
  • ¼ cup softened butter
  • 1 ounce softened cream cheese
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • dash of vanilla
  • 1-2 tbsp milk or cream
  • DIRECTIONS FOR FROSTING: Mix butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, salt and vanilla with a hand mixer or whisk. Add in the milk or cream until nice and smooth. Frost bars when they are completely cooled.
Instructions
  1. DIRECTIONS FOR COOKIE BARS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease a 9x13 pan and set aside
  3. Using your mixer thoroughly cream butter, oil, granulated sugar and powdered sugar until combined
  4. Add egg, water and vanilla and mix until well combined
  5. Add flour and sprinkle in salt, baking powder and baking soda, mix for approx 1 minute or until completely combined
  6. Spread/press cookie mixture evenly into greased 9x13 pan. ( like to use a sandwich baggie on my hand to press it down evenly. Spray baggie with cooking spray if necessary)
  7. Evenly sprinkle 1 tbsp of sugar over the uncooked bars before placing them in the oven
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until edges are just barely turning a light brown. Do not over bake or bars will be dry.
  9. Let cool completely and frost with frosting recipe before cutting.

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56 Comments

    • Maria

      Hi Shami, The recipe calls for 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp of granulated sugar for the cookie bar dough and then an additional tablespoon or two for sprinkling over the dough right before baking.

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  13. Malia

    Hi these are so good! My co worker made them and told me where I could find the recipe! Quick question, I know they are for bars but I was hoping to make them into more of a cookie form for Christmas cookies. Is the time and oven temp going to be the same?

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    • Maria

      Hi, I actually make these as cookies all the time. I just do circles though, I have never tried cutting them into shapes because I don’t think the dough will roll very well. I just make ball, dip the bottom of a glass in sugar and use it to flatten the dough ball into a circle. The cooking time does change, they bake at 350 for 8 minutes.

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  21. Halle

    Hi I just barely made these bars for a family party! Everyone is going to love them! How do you store them? In the fridge or in the pantry? I don’t want them to dry out at all! Thanks for the awesome recipe they look so good! I love Swig so these are probably really good!

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    • Maria

      Hi Halle, I am sorry I didn’t see this comment earlier. I usually keep them in the fridge, just because I like how they taste cold. As long as you keep them in an air tight container or covered tightly they should be fine.

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