Red Velvet Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Scrumptious Red Velvet Cookie Bars with cream cheese frosting…oh my!  Everyone will love this sweet treat!

These Red Velvet Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are a very easy recipe if you want to make something fun for your sweetheart! They are also perfecto for a Valentine’s day party you have planned!

Red Velvet Cookie Bars

I’m a huge velvet fan!  And cream cheese frosting? It could be considered my kryptonite.  I could put it on anything to be very honest!

While these certainly are not considered “healthy” little cookie bars by any means,  I do believe in treating yourself occasionally and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.  It’s about moderation.  Always remember that.  🙂

I don’t add as much red food coloring to my red velvet recipes.  I don’t know, there’s something that stops me as I’m adding it.  So, these turn out a little more of a rose color.  Feel free to add as much as you would like.

Ingredients for Red Velvet Cookie Bars

Cookie Bars

3 cups of all purpose flour (or gluten free flour like Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free One-to-One flour)

¼ cup unsweet­ened cocoa

1 teaspoon bak­ing pow­der

½ teaspoon salt

1 stick but­ter (½ cup), softened  (or 2 sticks of butter and leave out the yogurt below)

¼ cup plain Greek yogurt

1 stick of butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon red food coloring

Cream Cheese Frosting:

8 oz light cream cheese, softened

4 tablespoons butter, softened

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Sprinkles

How to Make Red Velvet Cookie Bars

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9×13 inch – Glass Baking Dish (or line with – parchment paper for easy removal)

In a medium bowl, add the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and whisk together.

In a mixing bowl, blend cream butter, yogurt and sugar until creamy. (about 2 minutes).

Then beat in the eggs, vanilla, and food coloring and mix for an additional minute.

Add the flour mixture until dough forms, careful not to over mix.

Press the dough into the bottom of the 9×13 inch pan.

Bake for 15-20 minutes (or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean).

Allow to completely cool before frosting.

How to make Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat the cream cheese and butter together.

Add the powdered sugar and vanilla.

Beat until smooth.

Frost the top of the bars

Cut into squares.

ENJOY!!

Red Velvet Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Scrumptious red velvet cookie bars with cream cheese frosting…oh my! Everyone will love this sweet treat!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 24

Calories: 188kcal

Author: Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

Cookie Bars

• ▢ 3 cups all purpose flour gluten free if desired
• ▢ ¼ cup unsweet­ened cocoa
• ▢ 1 teaspoon bak­ing pow­der
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ cup stick but­ter 1 stick, softened (or 2 sticks of butter and leave out the yogurt below)
• ▢ ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 teaspoon red food coloring

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• ▢ 8 oz light cream cheese softened
• ▢ 4 tablespoons butter softened
• ▢ 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ Sprinkles

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish (or line with parchment paper for easy removal)
• In a medium bowl, add the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
• In a mixing bowl, blend cream butter, yogurt and sugar until creamy. (about 2 minutes).
• Then beat in the eggs, vanilla, and food coloring and mix for an additional minute.
• Add the flour mixture until dough forms, careful not to over mix.
• Press the dough into the bottom of the 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes (or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean).
• Allow to completely cool before frosting.
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• Beat the cream cheese and butter together.
• Add the powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• Frost the top of the bars
• Cut into squares.
• ENJOY!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar (1/24) | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 61mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.9mg

Nutritional Disclosure

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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Adapted from Chocolate Moosey

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