Comments on: Sugar Cookie Bars

By: Jaclyn Shimmel

Jaclyn Shimmel — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:15:29 +0000

In reply to Cyndy. Excellent! I am so happy you enjoyed them as much as we do!

By: Cyndy

Cyndy — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 01:57:54 +0000

Holy smokes! These are amazing! So many compliments on them! Love love love! will make these for any and all occasions!

By: Jaclyn Shimmel

Jaclyn Shimmel — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:43:57 +0000

In reply to Diane Cunningham. Yes, you can all butter instead.

By: Jaclyn Shimmel

Jaclyn Shimmel — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:40:37 +0000

In reply to Marni Hep.

Great question. Butter and shortening each have their benefits. Cookies (and cookie bars) made with shortening bake up taller and have a lighter, softer texture. On the other hand, butter can lead to flatter cookies–but there is no denying butter tastes better. That is why some recipes, like this one, will call for a combo of the two. That said, you can substitute the shortening in this recipe for more butter. Just know that it may change the texture a bit… they will still be 100% yummy though 🙂

By: Jaclyn Shimmel

Jaclyn Shimmel — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:19:03 +0000

In reply to Kristybiscuits. Yes, you can use all butter instead of half butter half shortening.

By: Kristybiscuits

Kristybiscuits — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:27:59 +0000

Can I substitute butter for the shortening?

By: Marni Hep

Marni Hep — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:08:01 +0000

These sound delicious. Why do you use half butter and half shortening in the cookies? Why not all butter or all shortening? How would that impact them?

By: Diane Cunningham

Diane Cunningham — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 04:38:50 +0000

Can you substitute butter for shortening?

By: Jaclyn Shimmel

Jaclyn Shimmel — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:48:31 +0000

In reply to Dancer123. So happy to hear that you love these sugar cookie bars as much as we do :)

By: Dancer123

Dancer123 — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 01:53:47 +0000

My mother in law made me these cookies and I ate appx. 6 on the first day! They are everything I want in a dessert – denseness and sugar. I will be making these for my book club this week. Thanks for the recipe, I dream of these sugar cookie bars!

By: Jaclyn Shimmel

Jaclyn Shimmel — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:20:09 +0000

In reply to Sammy. Making a double batch in a 9 x 13 should be fine, it just may need to bake an extra few minutes.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:05:16 +0000

Hello!

If I’d like to make a bigger batch such as ins a 9×13 pan, can I double it? Or will this be too undercooked in the middle?
Thank you!