Patriotic Sugar Cookie Bars

This past Memorial Day, I made these delicious and patriotic sugar cookie bars. And I thought I would share the recipe with you all since July 4th is coming up too.

These would also be perfect to make for that holiday as well. Or basically anytime this summer at all! I think patriotic decor and treats are great anytime during the summer personally.

And the best part is these cookie bars were extremely easy to make. So you can whip these up in no time and bring them to whatever summer party you are attending.

Or just enjoy them at home. Which is exactly what I did too! Keep on reading for the full recipe card and instructions on how to make these yummy patriotic treats!

This post also contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission off anything you purchase through here, at no additional cost to you. Please read my full disclosure policy for more details.

Ingredients Needed For Patriotic Sugar Cookie Bars

Like I mentioned above, this recipe was super easy to make. And I bet you have most of these ingredients right in your pantry already. The only thing I had to order were the patriotic sprinkles. And I will link the exact ones I used below for you too!

For The Cookie Base:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar 
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract for this)
• 1/4 tsp almond extract 
• 1/2 tsp baking powder 
• 1 cup all purpose flour 
• 3 tbsp cornstarch 
• 1/4 tsp salt

For The Cookie Frosting:

• 4 tbsp butter  softened 
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 
• 3 tbsp heavy cream 
• red food coloring optional
• patriotic sprinkles

How To Make Easy Patriotic Sugar Cookie Bars

Now for the fun part! Let’s make some patriotic bars! First thing you need to do is spray a 8×8 baking pan with some non stick cooking spray. Then, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together. Add in the egg and vanilla and almond extracts. Mix well to combine.

In a separate large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, salt. Add flour mixture to wet mixture on low speed. Beat until just combined. 

Spread cookie batter into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cookie base cool completely before adding frosting.

How To Make Patriotic Frosting

In the bowl of stand mixer, combine the softened butter and powdered sugar together. Add in heavy cream and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy. 

Add some red food coloring into the frosting if adding. Frost the cooled cookie bars and top with patriotic sprinkles if desired!

Enjoy These Patriotic Sugar Cookie Treats!

Well, I hope you enjoyed this patriotic sugar cookie bar recipe as much as I did. Like I said, super simple and easy to make too! And you can customize them to however you want to as well.

If you don’t want to use the food coloring for the frosting, it will taste just as good without it too. And, if you want to use some red, white, and blue fruit to top them with instead of sprinkles- go for it!

The possibilities are endless, but no matter what you decide, I promised you these cookie bars will be a huge hit! Let me know if you make them too and how you liked them!

Be sure to check out my other patriotic recipes here too:

• Patriotic Fruit Pizza
• Patriotic Breakfast Idea
• Patriotic Southern Apple Cobbler