Grandma’s Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

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I love these Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars! I think it’s because they are so much quicker and easier than drop cookies… plus they are usually much thicker and chewier. So I’ve got my Grandma’s Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars to share. This bar cookie has a delightful, light lemon flavor with a lemony icing drizzled over the top…. so good!

My Grandma’s recipe is for drop cookies, so if you prefer you can make this cookie recipe that way, you’ll just need to shorten the cooking time to 10-12 minutes.

What You’ll Need

• flour
• baking soda
• cream of tartar
• salt
• powdered sugar
• oil
• butter
• eggs
• vanilla
• fresh lemon juice

Making Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars

Start by combining your dry ingredients in a bowl. Take your all purpose flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt and whisk them together until smooth.

In my mixer bowl, I beat the butter, oil, and sugar. Scrape the sides down with a spatula and beat again until smooth. Then add the eggs one at a time, mixing them between each adding.

Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice to the mixer bowl and mix until combined.

Put the mixer on low speed, and gradually add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl. Mix until all the powder if combined with the creamy butter mixture and it’s now smooth.

Spread the sugar cookie dough into a prepared pan. I spray my pan with nonstick spray, but you could use parchment paper instead if you prefer.

Once your bar cookie is baked and cool it’s time to add the lemon glaze! Whisk together the those ingredients and then I drizzle it on top in a zig zag pattern. If you prefer you could use an offset spatula and spread the glaze over the top evenly.

Here’s the Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars recipe…

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Grandma’s Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

My Grandma's Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars has a delightful, light lemon flavor with a lemony icing drizzled over the top…. so good! It's thick and chewy too!

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Prep Time:20 minutes mins

Cook Time:30 minutes mins

Cooling Time:30 minutes mins

Total Time:50 minutes mins

Equipment

• mixer

Ingredients

Lemon Sugar Cookie

• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup confectioner sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest if desired

Lemon Icing

• 4 tablespoons confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon water

Instructions

Cookie Directions

• Spray a 9″x13″ pan with cooking spray. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl whisk together your flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
• In a separate bowl beat the sugar, butter and oil together.
• Add the eggs and mix in one at a time.
• Add the vanilla and the lemon juice. Mix to combine.
• Add the flour mixture and mix on a low speed until combined.
• Bake for 28-30 minutes, until top is lightly browned and the center is set.

Lemon Icing Directions

• Combine the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Once the cookie bar has cooled, drizzle the lemon icing on top and then serve.

Drop cookies

• You can make drop cookies with this recipe. Just make sure to refrigerator the dough for at least 30 minutes. Drop by the teaspoon onto a slightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.

Notes

Bar Cookies can be keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days or in the refrigerator for a week.

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bar cookie, cookie, lemon

Servings: 12 bars

These bar cookies are the perfect dessert to bring to a summer potluck or for a picnic in the park.  They are light, yet just sweet enough for an afternoon treat and a summer dessert.

I hope you get a chance to try this recipe soon and if you love lemon recipes you’ll want to check these out…

Other Lemon Recipes

Frozen Lemon Bars

Strawberry Scones with Lemon Icing

Lemon Sponge Cake