Coconut Sugar Cookie Bars
With a coconut sugar cookie base, coconut frosting and topped with shredded coconut these coconut sugar cookie bars are the perfect dessert for all coconut lovers!
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
For the Bars:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (soft)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 TBS sour cream
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
- 5 TBS butter (softened)
- 3 TBS milk
- 1 TBS vanilla
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut (divided)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine your flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together your coconut oil and sugar for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add in your egg, sour cream, coconut, and vanilla extract and stir until combined.
- Slowly add in your flour mixture while stirring until everything is combined. Dough is crumbly.
- Press the dough into a greased 9x13 baking pan and spread out evenly.
- Bake for 14-15 minutes until edges are barely a golden color.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile mix together your butter, milk, vanilla extract, coconut extract and powdered sugar for your frosting until nice and creamy. Fold in about 1/3 - 1/2 cup of shredded coconut into your frosting.
- Spread your frosting evenly over the top of your cooled cookie bars.
- Sprinkle remaining shredded coconut evenly over the top.
- Slice into squares and serve.