Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Glazed Snickerdoodle Bars

Thank you Confessions of a CookBook QUEEN!! :) 

Ingredients

  • Bars:
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) salted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 TBS vanilla extract
  • 1 bag (roughly 2 cups) cinnamon chips
  • Topping:
  • 4 TBS granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • Glaze:
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup warm water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9x13 pan with foil and spray well with nonstick spray.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt.
  3. In the bowl of your mixer, beat sugar and butter on medium until fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. With the mixer on low, beat in flour mixture until incorporated. Fold in cinnamon chips. Spread batter in prepared pan.
  4. In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over surface of bars.
  5. Bake bars for about 45 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Let cool for about 30 minutes, then prepare glaze.
  7. In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and water until smooth. Spread evenly over bars. Let bars cool and firm up before cutting and serving.

Make it a great one!!

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