{"id":1039,"date":"2020-11-20T23:03:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T23:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2020-11-20T23:03:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T23:03:53","slug":"simple-sugar-cookie-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/simple-sugar-cookie-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Sugar Cookie Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These vanilla-almond sugar cookie bars are perfect for no-fuss holiday entertaining.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Simply-Organic-Simple-Sugar-Cookie-Bars-Recipe58_540_540_s_c1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon Frontier Fine Sea Salt 7 oz.<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons Simply Organic Pure Vanilla Extract 2 fl. oz.<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon Simply Organic Almond Extract 2 fl. oz.<\/li>\n<li>3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon Frontier Organic Baking Soda<\/li>\n<li>1 cup unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1 egg yolk<\/li>\n<li>2 cups confectioner&#8217;s sugar<\/li>\n<li>5 1\/2 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons milk<\/li>\n<li>Sliced almonds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xxs-16 directions\">\n<h2>Directions:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sugar Cookie Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Lightly grease a 9&#215;13-inch baking pan. Line with parchment paper so the paper overhangs the edges.<br \/>\n2. In a large bowl, stir the flour with the baking powder and salt; set aside.<br \/>\n3. In a separate bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Slowly add the flour mixture until fully incorporated.<br \/>\n4. Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Chill for 30 minutes and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.<br \/>\n5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until set in the center and edges are lightly golden. Cool completely before frosting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Using an electric mixer, whip butter until light and fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar, milk and almond extract on low speed until smooth.<br \/>\n2. Spread over cooled cookie bars. Sprinkle with almonds. Cut into 32 pieces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recipe-quick-tips\">For a nut-free recipe, substitute vanilla extract for the almond extract in the frosting, and omit the sliced almonds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These vanilla-almond sugar cookie bars are perfect for no-fuss holiday entertaining. Ingredients: 1\/4 teaspoon Frontier Fine Sea Salt 7 oz. 2 teaspoons Simply Organic Pure Vanilla Extract 2 fl. oz. 1\/2 teaspoon Simply Organic Almond Extract 2 fl. oz. 3 cups all-purpose flour 1\/2 teaspoon Frontier Organic Baking Soda 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1041,"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039\/revisions\/1041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readymadewebsiteshop.com\/OrganicFoodsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}