Description
Valentine Sugar Cookie Bars are soft, chewy, and irresistibly festive cookies baked in an 8×8 pan with a glossy pink glaze. No rolling or chilling required, making them perfect for Valentine’s Day gatherings, gifting, or last-minute dessert moments. A buttery base, tender crumb, and bakery-worthy glaze combine in minutes, delivering romance, color, and crowd-pleasing flavor with minimal effort—perfect for parties, gifting, and sharing. These bars stay moist and slice cleanly, travel well for potlucks, and make a charming homemade gift that feels extra special.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pink or red food coloring
- Valentine sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk melted butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden and center is set.
- Allow bars to cool completely in the pan.
- In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and food coloring until smooth.
- Spread glaze over cooled cookie bars and top with sprinkles if desired.
- Let glaze set before slicing into bars and serving.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- To adjust glaze thickness, add milk a teaspoon at a time until you reach desired consistency.
- For a more intense pink color, add a few extra drops of food coloring.
- Great for gifting or party platters due to easy portioning and no-roll prep.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 12 mg
Keywords: Valentine Sugar Cookie Bars, Valentine cookies, pink glaze, cookie bars, no-chill cookies, easy Valentine dessert