I am definitely a person that eats my feelings. Happy, sad, tired, stressed, excited, I’m eating. And this past week, my feelings deserved sugar.
Our sugar cookie bars are one of my favorite desserts, but I had a lot of strawberries in my fridge that needed to be used before they went bad, so I decided to combine forces.
The end result was amazing. So amazing that I forgot for just a few minutes how crazy the past week was. Here’s hoping this week goes better. I hope that you have a great week too.
And whether it’s a good week or not, you know you’ve always got these Strawberry Shortcake Bars to rely on.
You are not going to be disappointed with these bad boys. They are amazing.
what is the best way to store these?
Because they are made with dairy products, and fresh fruit, we highly recommend storing these in the fridge.
We cover them with a lid or foil over the pan, or you could transfer them into air tight storage containers. They also taste best when cold.
what other fruit would taste good on these?
I love strawberries, more than any other fruit, however, there are a lot of different fruits that would taste amazing on these bars.
Here are a few that I recommend:
-Raspberries
-Blackberries
-Blueberries
-Pineapple
-Peaches
-Mandarin Oranges
-Kiwis
-Bananas
do these freeze well?
These are best when served day of making them, or even the next day.
I would not recommend freezing them, because they will lost a little bit of their moist chewy cookie bottom. The strawberries will also freeze and thaw a little funny, and the juice may bleed when thawing.
However, you could freeze them if needed. I wouldn’t recommend freezing them for more than 3 days. I would also recommend letting them thaw in the fridge 24 hours before serving them, for the best results.
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- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (8 oz) Cool Whip, thawed
- 2-3 cups fresh strawberries, diced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Mix in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl whisk together flour, salt and baking soda. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined.
- Spread on a greased, rimmed baking sheet (I use a 13x18x1" pan/cookie sheet). The dough will be just like cookie dough- heavy and sticky- so it?s best to spray your hands with a little nonstick spray and use them to help mold the dough into the pan.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 min, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- Mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth, then fold in the Cool Whip and stir well. Spread cream cheese layer over cooled sugar cookie bars.
- Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes to let the cream layer set up. Top with fresh strawberries, cut, and serve.
- I learned that these look the best if you put the strawberries on right before serving, otherwise the juice from the strawberries can tint your cream layer pink.
- Store leftovers in the fridge.
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