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Frosted Root Beer Cookies (Video)

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Frosted root beer cookies are delicious and completely unique. A delicious snickerdoodle cookie base flavored with root beer concentrate is frosted with a yummy root beer flavored buttercream. 

You might also like our frosted caramel cookies, our Hostess cupcake COOKIES, or our ultimate sprinkle cookies!

hand holding root beer cookie

Watch our step by step video!

Frosted Root Beer Cookies

These root beer cookies are just plain fun. The cookies are soft and sturdy and the flavor is completely unique! They taste even better the next day, as the flavors have had a chance to meld. Bring them to your next party---they'll go quickly!

root beer cookies on parchment paper

Root Beer Cookie Ingredients

The cookie base is pretty basic. You'll need butter, shortening* sugar, eggs, molasses, all-purpose flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. If you don't like molasses you can leave it out, but I like the color it gives the cookies and it adds a rich flavor.

*I like using a combination of butter and shortening in my sugar cookie recipes because I think it gives them the best texture, but you can use all butter if you’d like. 

bottle of root beer concentrate

The root beer flavoring comes from root beer concentrate. Some root beer concentrates are dark in color. The one that I used is clear.  Root beer concentrate is stronger than root beer extract. Two to three teaspoons are plenty of flavoring for the cookies. (In my video it says "extract", but I used root beer concentrate.)

The buttercream frosting is made from softened butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and a teaspoon of root beer concentrate.

How To Make Frosted Root Beer Cookies

root beer cookies on wire rack

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs. Mix in root beer concentrate and molasses.

In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.

Combine flour mixture with wet ingredients.

Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, and place on parchment-lined baking sheets (I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet).

Bake cookies for 13 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 3-5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

beaters with buttercream frosting on them

While cookies cool, go ahead and make the buttercream frosting.

Whip frosting ingredients together. Spread over cooled cookies.

Cookies can be stored at room temperature (covered with plastic or stored in an airtight container) or chilled. This recipe makes 28-30 cookies.

hand holding root beer cookie

Frosted Root Beer Cookies Recipe

root beer cookies on parchment paper
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Frosted Root Beer Cookies

Frosted root beer cookies are delicious and completely unique! Snickerdoodle cookie base, root beer flavoring and buttercream.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword frosted cookies, root beer cookies, root beer float cookies, sugar cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
cooling 3 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 28 cookies
Calories 180kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
  • 2-3 teaspoons root beer concentrate
  • 2 Tbsp. molasses
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Frosting

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon root beer concentrate
  • 3-4 Tbsp. milk

Instructions

Root Beer Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs, molasses and root beer concentrate.
  • In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.
  • Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, then place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper (I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet).
  • Bake for 13 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool for 3-5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Root Beer Frosting

  • Beat frosting ingredients together. Spread over cooled cookies.

Video

Notes

Butter can be used instead of shortening, but may slightly affect the thickness or shape of the cookie.
Store cookies in an airtight container, or covered in plastic, at room temperature. Cookies can also be chilled.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal

Molasses Brown Bread Recipe (Video)

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Delicious molasses brown bread similar to the one served at The Cheesecake Factory! This recipe makes 2 loaves, brushed with butter right out of the oven for the perfect flavor and texture. You'll LOVE this bread whether as part of a meal or as a snack! This post contains affiliate links.

You might also like our honey wheat bread, our Amish white bread, or our cinnamon swirl bread.

two loaves of molasses brown bread

Watch our step by step video!

slices brown bread with butter

Cheesecake Factory Brown Bread

If you've been to a steak house or The Cheesecake Factory you know about brown bread. It's served in small loaves with butter and is soft and delicious with the perfect hint of sweetness. I like the bread served at The Cheesecake Factory, but I love this bread. I think it's better. I brush my loaves with butter right when they come out of the oven. It gives it a punch of flavor and a great crust texture.

two loaves of brown bread on wire rack

This is one of the only whole wheat bread recipes that I like, which says a lot! It took me a while to get the ratios just right, but my kids were happy to help taste test. I ended up using my Amish white bread recipe as a base, adjusting it to use a blend of white and wheat flour, adding cocoa powder and molasses to get the right shade of brown, more salt, and honey.

bread dough in baguette pan

I bake mine in a baguette pan, which gives them a nice round shape, but you can also bake them on a greased baking sheet.

Make a couple of loaves to slice up and serve with dinner. This bread also makes delicious sandwich bread (mini sandwiches). Let's get started!

slices brown bread with butter

Brown Bread Ingredients

(scroll to the end of the post for a printable version)

  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 Tablespoon. sugar
  • 1 packet dry active yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons)
  • 2 cups all-purpose or bread flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ Tbsp. baking cocoa
  • 2 Tbsp. canola oil, vegetable oil (or olive oil)
  • 2 Tbsp. honey
  • 2 Tbsp. molasses
  • 1 egg white + 1 Tbsp. water (egg wash to brush on bread)
  • a handful of oats
  • melted butter for brushing onto finished bread

two loaves of brown bread on wire rack

How To Make Sweet Molasses Bread

(scroll to the end of the post for a printable recipe card with step-by-step instructions)

  1. In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast at room temperature. Allow to proof until it looks like a creamy foam on top of the water (about 5 minutes).
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking cocoa, and salt.
  3. Add water/yeast mixture, oil, honey, and molasses. Mix with a stand mixer or Danish dough whisk until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
  4. Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead for at least 5 minutes (if you are using a stand mixer you can use a dough hook for 2-3 minutes). The dough should be smooth and elastic.
  5. Add a bit of oil to the large bowl. Place dough in bowl, turning once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and allow the dough to rise until doubled in size, 1 ½-2 hours.
  6. Punch the dough down and divide it into two portions.  Roll out each portion into a 12-14" loaf and place on a well-greased baguette loaf pan or baking sheet.
  7. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with oats. Cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rise for 30-45 minutes.
  8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake loaves for 25 minutes. Brush with melted butter.
  9. Allow loaves to cool for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  10. Store the cooled loaves wrapped in plastic or in a freezer bag.

two loaves of brown bread on wire rack

Cheesecake Factory Molasses Brown Bread Copycat Recipe

slices brown bread with butter
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Molasses Brown Bread

Delicious molasses brown bread similar to the one served at The Cheesecake Factory! This recipe makes 2 loaves. You'll LOVE this bread!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword brown bread, molasses brown bread, outback steak house, the cheesecake factory
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
rise 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings 24 slices
Calories 80kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons dry active yeast (1 packet)
  • 2 cups all-purpose or bread flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ Tbsp. baking cocoa
  • 2 Tbsp. canola oil or olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp. honey
  • 2 Tbsp. molasses
  • 1 egg white + 1 Tbsp. water egg wash to brush on bread
  • a handful of oats
  • melted butter for brushing onto finished bread

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until it looks like a creamy foam on top of the water (about 5 minutes).
  • In a large mixing bowl combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking cocoa, and salt.
  • Add water/yeast mixture, oil, honey, and molasses. Mix with a stand mixer or Danish dough whisk until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. It will be slightly sticky (if it's dry, add a tablespoon or two of water).
  • Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead for at least 5 minutes. The dough should be smooth and elastic at this point.
  • Add a bit of oil (about 1 Tbsp.) to the mixing bowl. Place dough in bowl, turning once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and allow the dough to rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 1 ½-2 hours.
  • Punch dough down and divide it into two portions.  Roll out each portion into a 12-14" loaf and place on a well-greased baguette pan or baking sheet.
  • Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with oats. Cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rise for 30-45 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake loaves for 25 minutes. Brush with melted butter.
  • Allow loaves to cool for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Video

Notes

If you find your dough too sticky, add a ¼ cup of flour and go from there. If you find your dough too dry, add a bit more water (Tablespoon at a time). You want a dough that after it has been kneaded, is soft and smooth.
Bread will stay fresh for several days. Wrap in plastic or keep in a bread bag.

Nutrition

Calories: 80kcal

CAN YOU USE INSTANT AND DRY ACTIVE YEAST INTERCHANGEABLY?

For the most part, I use whatever yeast is available. Most of the time it’s the instant yeast that comes in a large package from Sam’s Club. When I use dry active yeast I add 10-15 minutes to the rise time. Technically you do not need to proof instant yeast, only dry active yeast, but I’ve gotten so used to proofing my yeast that I proof it for every recipe.

WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO LET THE DOUGH RISE?

A warm place is a perfect place for yeast to do its thing. I preheat my oven for 60 seconds then shut the heat off. I place my bowl of dough with a damp cloth or plastic wrap (that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray) covering it inside my oven.

Wookiee Sugar Cookies (Video)

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Our Wookiee sugar cookies are perfect for May 4th! Soft sugar cookies frosted in chocolate buttercream and covered with sprinkles. So easy to make using a gingerbread cookie cutter! This post contains affiliate links.

You might also like our Peeps sugar cookies, our star crunch copycat cookies, or our Star Wars breakfast party! 

Watch our step by step video!

hand holding wookie sugar cookie

If you like Star Wars you'll love these cookies! These Wookiee cookies are so fun to make and darling too. They also taste DELICIOUS. Chocolate buttercream is my favorite kind of frosting, but I rarely use it for sugar cookies because it's brown and I usually want colorful cookies.

wookie sugar cookies on parchment paper

Wookiee Sugar COOKIE AND FROSTING RECIPE

Scroll to the bottom of the post for our recipes.

The first thing you need to do is make up a batch of our no chill bakery-style sugar cookies and a batch of chocolate buttercream. My sugar cookie recipe is simply the best. The sugar cookie dough is flavored with vanilla extract and almond extract and tastes amazing!

You'll also need chocolate sprinkles and small white candies, white chocolate chips, or tiny round sprinkles to decorate the bandolier.

wookie cookies on parchment paper

Frosting Tips and Supplies

Cookie cutter

You'll need a gingerbread cookie cutter. You can use any size you'd like. The cookie cutter that I used was about 4" tall and made 16 cookies.

Frosting tip to cover the cookie: 1A

The 1A frosting tip is a large round tip. It makes frosting cookies quick and easy! If you don't have one you can spread the frosting over the cookies with a spoon or a butter knife.

Frosting tip to add the Wookiee bandolier: #5 or #7

Tips 5 and 7 are small round frosting tips. Either one will work.

Disposable frosting/piping bags

A disposable piping bag is convenient to have and you can just toss it after using.

12 wookie sugar cookies on parchment paper

How To Make Wookiee Cookies

Bake up a batch of gingerbread-shaped sugar cookies. Allow cookies to cool completely. Make a batch of chocolate buttercream frosting.

Fill a frosting bag with chocolate buttercream frosting and a 1A tip.

large piping tip and frosting bag covering cookie with chocolate buttercream

Cover the entire cookie with frosting.

cookie being pressed into chocolate sprinkles

Press frosting into chocolate sprinkles. Turn cookie over and allow excess sprinkles to shake off. Fill in any areas that didn't get completely covered and press the into the sugar cookie.

Fill a second frosting bag with a small amount of chocolate frosting and a #5 or #7tip.

frosting tip covering cookie with frosting

Pipe 3 lines diagonally over the cookie to create the bandolier.

hand adding candy pearl sprinkles to wookie sash

Add small white pearl sprinkles.

For best results store decorated sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or chilled in the refrigerator.

You can also bake cookies ahead of time and freeze undecorated cookies in a freezer bag until ready to decorate!

wookie cookies on parchment paper

Wookiee Sugar Cookie Recipe and Tutorial

hand holding wookie sugar cookie
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Wookiee Sugar Cookies

Our wookiee sugar cookies are perfect for May 4th! Soft sugar cookies frosted in chocolate buttercream and covered with sprinkles. So easy to make using a gingerbread cookie cutter!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chewbacca cookies, wookie cookies, wookie sugar cookies, wookiee cookies, wookiee sugar cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Decorating 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 275kcal

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • #5 or #7 frosting tips (round tip)
  • 1A frosting tip (large round tip)
  • frosting/pastry bags
  • gingerbread man shaped cookie cutter

Ingredients

Sugar Cookies

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ¼ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • 2-2 ½ cups all purpose flour

Chocolate Buttercream

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Decorations

  • chocolate sprinkles
  • small round sprinkles or candy

Instructions

Wookie Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large mixing bowl (or bowl of a stand mixer) combine butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat until fluffy.
    Turn the electric mixer down and add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Add baking powder. Sift in flour and cornstarch and mix until soft dough forms.
  • Lightly flour your work surface and shape dough into a large ball.
  • Roll out dough and cut into gingerbread man shapes using a cookie cutter. I usually roll mine ½" thick. Sprinkle with a small amount of flour (if necessary) to prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin.
  • Bake cookies in the oven on a cookie sheet for 12-14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool 2-3 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

Frosting

  • Whisk ingredients together for frosting (or beat with an electric mixer).
    Fill piping bags with frosting and frosting tips. Use a 1A tip to cover the cookies and a #5 or #7 tip for the bandolier.
  • To use a 1A tip, hold the tip CLOSE to the cookie (¼″ away). Squeeze the frosting and drag it across the cookie for a smooth application. Cover entire cookie with chocolate frosting.
    large piping tip and frosting bag covering cookie with chocolate buttercream
  • Pour chocoalte sprinkles onto a plate. Press cookie into sprinkles. Allow excess sprinkles to fall off. Fill in any areas that weren't completely covered with more sprinkles. Press gently to help them stick to the frosting.
    cookie being pressed into chocolate sprinkles
  • Pipe 3 lines (using tip #5 or #7) diagonally over the cookie to create the bandolier.
    frosting tip covering cookie with frosting
  • Add small white pearl sprinkles or candy.
    hand adding candy pearl sprinkles to wookie sash

Video

Notes

For best results store decorated sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or chilled in the refrigerator.
You can also bake cookies ahead of time and freeze undecorated cookies in a freezer bag until ready to decorate!

Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal

 

Kitchen Sink Cookies Recipe (Video)

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Kitchen sink cookies combine milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, caramel, and pretzels. Even better than Panera's version because these are homemade and fresh from the oven!

You might also like our chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies or our irresistible peanut butter chocolate chip cookies!

stack of kitchen sink cookies

Watch our step by step video!

Kitchen Sink Cookies

I love kitchen sink cookies. They are exactly what they sound like---adding everything but the kitchen sink to the cookie dough. The possibilities are endless with these cookies. Simply use whatever you have on hand: pretzels, potato chips, toffee bits, caramel, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, M&Ms, nuts. Because I patterned these after Panera's kitchen sink cookie I stuck with caramel, chocolate, and pretzels. The perfect sweet and salty combo.

panera kitchen sink cookie on parchment paper

This recipe makes over 3 dozen regular-sized cookies or 20 jumbo-sized cookies. I like making jumbo-sized (¼ cup of cookie dough). Large, but not overwhelming. These are the size of cookies found at a bakery. I like to eat them warm because the caramel is soft and gooey. On day 2, pop one in the microwave for 5-8 seconds. Perfection.

You can also make these with toffee bits instead of caramel. Equally delicious.

kitchen sink broken in half

You can use dark chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate chips. Make sure to add milk chocolate too for the perfect combination. The caramel bits that I used are the same ones that I use for our star crunch cookies. KRAFT makes them and you can find them in the baking aisle. A pinch of salt on top of each cookie takes them to the next level. I use kosher salt or sea salt flakes.

Kitchen Sink Cookie Ingredients

(scroll down for printable recipe)

  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup chopped pretzels
  • ¾ cup caramel bits
  • kosher salt for sprinkling

How To Make Kitchen Sink Cookies

These cookies can be made with a Danish dough whisk, electric hand mixer or stand mixer. It's a big batch of cookie dough with lots of mix-ins so I like using my stand mixer with the paddle attachment to make the cookie dough.

ball of cookie dough with salt sprinkled on top

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat, if desired.
  2. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  3. Cream butter and sugars together until very fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
  4. Stir in flour mixture and mix until just combined. Mix in chocolate chips, pretzels, and caramel bits.
  5. Scoop dough into ¼ cup balls. (If you are using a medium cookie scoop use two scoops then roll them together to create a dough ball).
  6. Sprinkle cookie dough balls with kosher or sea salt, if desired.
  7. Bake 3-6 cookies per sheet for 14-15 minutes.
  8. Cool 2-3 minutes on a cookie sheet and transfer to wire racks.

stack of kitchen sink cookies

Note: if making regular-sized cookies, use a medium cookie scoop (2 Tbsp. size) and bake 6-9 cookies per sheet for 12-14 minutes.

Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Cookies are delicious at room temperature or warmed slightly in the microwave 5-8 seconds.

stack of kitchen sink cookies

Kitchen Sink Cookie Recipe

stack of kitchen sink cookies
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Kitchen Sink Cookies

Kitchen sink cookies combine milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, caramel, and pretzels. Even better than Panera's version because these are homemade and fresh from the oven!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel, chocolate chip, kitchen sink cookies, panera, pretzel cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 400kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup butter at room temperature
  • 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup chopped pretzels
  • ¾ cup caramel bits
  • kosher salt for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat, if desired.
  • Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
  • Stir in flour mixture and mix until just combined. Mix in chocolate chips, pretzels, and caramel bits.
  • Scoop dough into ¼ cup balls. (If you are using a medium cookie scoop use two scoops then roll them together to create a dough ball).
  • Sprinkle cookie dough balls with kosher or sea salt, if desired.
  • Bake 3-6 cookies per sheet for 14-15 minutes.
  • Cool 2-3 minutes on a cookie sheet and transfer to wire racks.

Video

Notes

  1. These cookies can be made with a Danish dough whisk, electric hand mixer or stand mixer. It's a big batch of cookie dough with lots of mix-ins so I like using my stand mixer with the paddle attachment to make the cookie dough.
  2. I use salted butter for all of my cookie recipes, but you can use unsalted.
  3. Note: if making regular-sized cookies, use a medium cookie scoop (2 Tbsp. size) and bake 6-9 cookies per sheet for 12-14 minutes.
  4. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Cookies are delicious at room temperature or warmed slightly in the microwave 5-8 seconds.

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcal

Bristol Point Wooden Swing Set (Video)

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At long last, we took the plunge and added a swing set to our backyard. One that will inspire outdoor and imaginative play for years to come. Sharing all of the details about the Bristol Point wooden swing set from Backyard Discovery. I did my research and reached out to Backyard Discovery to see if they'd like to partner with me on this backyard project. 

Backyard Discovery generously provided me with an exclusive, one-time discount code of 15% off site-wide! This is one of the few discounts they will offer site-wide this spring and it is only good for 48 hours. That means if you have been considering a playset, pergola, gazebo or playset now is the time to snag one! They have playhouses and playsets starting at just $300! Use code: GLUESTICKS15.

bristol point swing set from backyard discovery

Watch our video to see all of the fun features!

Facebook post from back in January: "Mac has been daydreaming about having a treehouse. We don’t have any trees older than 5 years, but I overhead someone encourage him to still come up with a design and they’d build it together. ❤️"

He got to work drawing the treehouse of his dreams and Dad started thinking of some ways to make it happen for him. A free-standing "treehouse"---without a tree, haha. Mac was excited about the possibility!

We've been in the military for over 20 years, moving every few years, so adding a giant play structure or treehouse to the backyard didn't seem practical, knowing we'd just leave it for the next homeowners. Now that we have plans to stay put for a while I started looking at some sets. Maybe a playhouse built upon a platform with a ladder? I had also selected a giant A-frame steel set that I thought would be perfect for the yard. Just swings. Then the idea came to combine the a-frame swing set idea with a "treehouse" aspect for Mac. What we needed was a swing set with an attached playhouse! I worked with the lovely folks at Backyard Discovery to find the perfect set that even my 10-year-old could easily play in and enjoy.

The DREAM set was found, ordered, and assembly began! We were in luck that Backyard Discovery had the Bristol Point wooden swing set in stock. It's one of their most popular sets, and for good reason! It's such a great all-around set for families. I'll share some others that we considered at the end of the post, at various price points. After scouring their site it was easy to see that they have something for every backyard size and budget.

bristol point swingset in backyard

Bristol Point Wooden Swing SeT

Quick Highlight Reel

  • Easy Assembly – Supported by the step-by-step interactive BILT® app
  • Two slides
  • Two belt swings and a trapeze swing
  • Grilling alcove- Grill with food and utensil accessories
  • Stovetop with battery-powered appliances - Powered blender and pot/pan set
  • Sink and faucet
  • Two balconies
  • Rockwall/Stepladder combo
  • Telescope and Steering wheel
  • Two chalkboards
  • ½ hinged door and a dinner bell

Bristol Point Wooden Swing Set Assembly

Suggested Assembly: 2 people, 8 hours + 3 hours for the tube slide

The first thing I did after going heart eyes over this set was to consult our in-home contractor. After all, I wasn't going to be able to assemble this set by myself, and honestly, I wasn't going to be much help to him. Derrick agreed to assemble it with the help of our teenage boys. The set came in a few large boxes with the slides packaged separately. 16 (yes, 16!) of the panels were preassembled, and everything was cut to size and pre-drilled with holes for easy assembly.

The instruction manual rates this as an intermediate project for two people that would take on average 8 hours for the set plus a few more hours for the tube slide. My best guess is that it took 12-15 hours for the set and 3 hours for the tube slide, but my husband was essentially building this on his own with my boys helping him lift and move the heavier pieces. They worked on it over the course of 4-5 afternoons and evenings. If he had two adults working on it the entire time I'm confident it would have been closer to the estimated assembly time.

BILT® Assembly App

Derrick mentioned a few times that it isn't a hard set to assemble, it just has a lot of pieces. He was impressed with the instructions and the step-by-step interactive BILT® app, and actually used the app quite a bit for clarification on certain steps and different views/angles. It also talks to you! I wish a certain Swedish company would take the plunge and create an app like this for their furniture assembly, haha. The manual divides up assembly into phases and has plenty of diagrams to help with each step. They really thought of every detail to make assembly as easy as possible.

bristol point swing set

Quality and Customer Service

Tip #1: Immediately register your new swing set with Backyard Discovery. This will speed up the process if you need replacement parts in the future.

Tip #2: Take an hour or two and organize everything before beginning construction. Sort the screws and bolt packages and stack the wooden panels and slats. Inspect each piece of wood and check for cracks or damage that occurred during shipping. If the weather is nice, spread everything out onto the patio. This will save time in the long run.

Tip #3: Take time to level out your yard and take adequate measurements to endure that there is a proper safety area around the swings, slides, and rock wall. We learned this lesson the hard way. After starting to assemble the set we realized that we had measured for everything except for the swing clearance. If our kids were to jump off of the swings they would have landed ridiculously close to our concrete patio! We had to regroup and find another area to put the swing set with plenty of clearance.

Tip #4: To keep your wooden swing set looking new, consider protecting the wood with a water protectant once a year. I am going to do this to ours next month. The instruction manual gives suggestions on what types of products to use. Not only will this keep the wood from excessive weathering, it will also keep the warranty intact.

We were impressed with the overall quality of the wood and parts that came with our swing set. Upon inspection, we noticed that a couple of the boards had been damaged during shipment and we were missing a few bolts. I e-mailed Backyard Discovery and let them know which parts needed replacements. In less than an hour a customer service rep replied letting me know that the parts were on their way, no questions asked. Our parts arrived in less than a week.

child climbing up a slide

Favorite Features

I've worked closely with the Step2 company for the past 6 years and added many of their products to our home. The quality and customer service are unparalleled. Backyard Discovery is a sister company to Step2, but I was still pleasantly surprised to see that they incorporated Step2 products into the accessories! The signature stove with power blender and pots and pans set, which is in a lot of their kitchen sets, also came with this swing set!

mini grill, dinner bell and other features of swing set

The Bristol Point swingset includes a darling grill with plastic food (hot dogs, condiments, and utensils), as well as a sink and stove. It also includes two chalkboards, a dinner bell, a steering wheel, and a telescope (Mac's favorite feature)!

two sings and a monkey bar

The swing portion includes two belt swings, as well as a trapeze swing.

bristol point swingset in backyard

Not only does the swingset include a long wave slide, but it also includes a tube slide. It's like having a park in your backyard! There are 2 balcony areas, a small hinged door, and cute craftsman details like the eaves, wooden roof, and windows.

rock wall on swing set and child swinging on a swing

If you go around to the back you'll find a rock wall and ladder, with plenty of handles, for easy climbing.

bristol point swing set from backyard discovery

(We installed ours on top of a concrete slab, which is not necessary, but we thought would protect the wood over time. You can also place your set right onto the lawn or mulch.)

We're at kind of a strange phase of life. I have a child in preschool, another in elementary school, one in middle school, and two in high school (one of them is graduating high school this year!). I'm anticipating this set not only being enjoyed by my children and neighbor friends, but also grandbabies.

More Amazing Wooden Swing Sets from Backyard Discovery

Backyard Discovery generously provided me with an exclusive, one-time discount code of 15% off site-wide! This is one of the few discounts they will offer site-wide this spring and it is only good for 48 hours. That means if you have been considering a playset, pergola, gazebo or playset now is the time to snag one! They have playhouses and playsets starting at just $300! Use code: GLUESTICKS15.

Buckley Hill Swing Set

Black Front Wooden Swing Set

Canyon Creek Swing Set

Sky Fort With Tube Slide

You migh also like our $1 sprinkler made from a soda bottle, our homemde bubble solution or our gelatin birdseed feeders. All fun projects for spring and summer.

Caramel Frosted Sugar Cookies (Video)

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If you like the sweet and salty combination of caramel, these caramel frosted sugar cookies are for you! A soft sugar cookie frosted in the most delicious caramel frosting. Serve chilled or at room temperature. They are heavenly!

You might also like these cookie recipes! Lemon bar cookies, our Texas sheet cake cookies, or our Cosmic Brownie cookies.
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Watch our step by step video!

These caramel-frosted sugar cookies are absolutely decadent and delicious. The buttery caramel frosting takes them up a notch for sure. Frosted sugar cookies are my favorite kind of cookies, and switching up the frosting flavors is an easy way to elevate them.

Caramel Sugar Cookies

These cookies start with a snickerdoodle cookie (without being rolled in cinnamon and sugar). Snickerdoodles make the perfect base. They are sturdy enough to frost but super soft on the inside.

Cookie Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

caramel sugar cookies on parchment paper

Cookie Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.
  3. In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
  4. Combine flour mixture with butter mixture.
  5. Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.
  6. Bake for 12 minutes.
  7. Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

Caramel Frosting

The caramel frosting is the same that I used for my caramel cinnamon rolls (that only take 90 minutes to make!). It's best to start the frosting before you begin making the cookie dough or make it while the cookies are baking and cooling since it needs a little time to cool. The butter and brown sugar are heated on the stove and boiled before adding milk and letting it cool back down to room temperature. Then powdered sugar is beat into the caramel mixture to create the perfect frosting consistency.

Caramel Frosting Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 5-6 teaspoons milk

spatula with caramel frosting

Caramel Frosting Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and allow the mixture to simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until it looks amber in color and slightly frothy (watch my video to see what mine looked like). It may take more or less time, depending on different pans and stoves.
  2. Add ¼ cup milk, stir, and bring the mixture back to a boil for one minute, stirring frequently.
  3. Remove caramel from heat and allow to cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes). The mixture will thicken slightly as it stands.
  4. Transfer cooled caramel to a mixing bowl. Beat in 2 ½ cups of powdered sugar and 5-6 teaspoons of milk into the caramel and mix until smooth and creamy.

caramel sugar cookies on wire rack

Frost cooled cookies with caramel frosting. This recipe makes 28 cookies. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3-5 days.

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Caramel Frosted Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Caramel Frosted Sugar Cookies

If you like the sweet and salty combination of caramel these caramel frosted cookies are for you! A soft sugar cookie frosted in the most delicious caramel frosting. Serve chilled or at room temperature. They are heavenly!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel cookies, caramel frosting, caramel sugar cookies, salted caramel
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
cool 45 minutes
Servings 28 cookies
Calories 191kcal

Ingredients

Cookies

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Caramel Frosting

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 5-6 teaspoons milk

Instructions

Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.
  • In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.
  • Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.
  • Bake for 12 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely.

Caramel Frosting

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and allow the mixture to simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until it looks amber in color and slightly frothy (watch my video to see what mine looked like). It may take more or less time, depending on different pans and stoves.
  • Add ¼ cup milk, stir, and bring the mixture back to a boil for one minute, stirring frequently.
  • Remove caramel from heat and allow to cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes). The mixture will thicken slightly as it stands.
  • Transfer cooled caramel to a mixing bowl. Beat in 2 ½ cups of powdered sugar and 5-6 teaspoons of milk into the caramel and mix until smooth and creamy.
  • Frost cooled cookies with caramel frosting.

Video

Notes

This recipe makes 28 cookies. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3-5 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal

Boston Cream Pie Cookies (Video)

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Boston cream pie in cookie form! Our Boston cream pie cookies start with a soft sugar cookie spread with whipped pudding and then topped with ganache!

You might also like our grasshopper mint cookies, our gourmet s'mores cookies, or our Hostess cupcake COOKIES!

boston cream cookies on parchment paper

Watch our step by step video!

What Is Boston Cream Pie?

Boston cream pie isn't a pie at all, it's actually cake! Pies and cakes used to be baked in the same pans and the words were sometimes used interchangeably. Boston cream pie has a spongey cake base and is filled with pastry cream and then topped with chocolate ganache. Boston cream pie cookies are a fun twist on the classic dessert. Instead of a cake base, they have a cookie base. Instead of pastry cream, they are spread with a pudding and cream mixture. The thing that stays the same is the chocolate ganache. Chocolate ganache adds a touch of decadence to every recipe that it is used in and it's easy to make! It starts out soft but sets up nicely for a soft chocolate shell texture.

hand holding boston cream cookie

This recipe makes 28-30 cookies, and because they are frosted with vanilla pudding and whipped cream they should be stored in the refrigerator. The chocolate ganache shell adds a nice texture balance to the creamy pudding.

boston cream cookies on parchment paper

Boston Cream Pie Cookies Ingredients

Scroll to the end of the post for a printable version.

Cookie Dough

  • ½ cup butter*
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Pudding

  • 1 (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 ¼ cup milk
  • 4 oz. whipped cream (½ container Cool Whip)

Ganache

  • 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • 4 teaspoons honey (or corn syrup)
  • 4 teaspoons milk

*I always use salted butter, but you can use unsalted butter.

How To Make Boston Cream Pie Cookies

sugar cookies on parchment paper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.

In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.

Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.

Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.

Bake for 12 minutes.

Allow cookies to cool for 3-5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

boston cream cookies on parchment paper

Combine vanilla pudding mix and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Add milk and beat with an electric mixer or whisk for 2 minutes, or until the mixture begins to thicken, slightly. Fold in cool whip. Chill pudding mixture for 10 minutes.

While the pudding chills let's make the chocolate ganache.

Microwave glaze ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave an additional 15-20 seconds. Stir until melted and smooth.

Spoon pudding mixture over the center of each cookie. Spread.

Add a spoonful of chocolate glaze to the center of each cookie. Spread ganache slightly.

Chill cookies until ready to serve. Cover in plastic wrap to keep fresh.

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Boston Cream Pie Cookies Recipe

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Boston Cream Pie Cookies

Boston cream pie in cookie form! Our Boston cream cookies start with a soft sugar cookie spread with whipped pudding and then topped with ganache!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword boston cream pie, boston cream pie cookies, ganache, vanilla pudding
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
chill 15 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings 28 cookies
Calories 200kcal

Ingredients

Cookies

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Pudding

  • 1 3.4 oz. box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 ¼ cup milk
  • 4 oz. whipped cream ½ container Cool Whip

Ganache

  • 8 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 4 teaspoons honey or corn syrup
  • 4 teaspoons milk

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.
  • In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture. It will be a soft dough.
  • Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.
  • Bake cookies in the oven for 12 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 3-5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Pudding

  • Combine vanilla pudding mix and powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Add milk and beat with an electric hand mixer or whisk for 2 minutes, or until mixture begins to thicken, slightly. Fold in cool whip. Chill vanilla pudding mixture for 10-15 minutes.

Ganache

  • While the pudding chills let's make the chocolate ganache.
  • Microwave glaze ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave an additional 15-20 seconds. Stir until melted and smooth.
  • Spoon pudding mixture over cooled cookies. Spread.
    Spoon a small amount of the chocolate ganache on top of each cookie. Spread slightly.
  • Chill cookies until ready to serve.

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Notes

  1. The pudding mixture must be made with instant pudding mix, not cook and serve pudding mix.
  2. Chocolate ganache can be made in the microwave, a double boiler, or over the stove in a small saucepan on medium heat.
  3. Finished cookies must be chilled. 

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal

The Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies (Video)

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Nothing says party like our ultimate sprinkle cookies. A buttery cookie rolled in sprinkles and baked to perfection. Sprinkles cookies are always a hit, especially with kids, and they taste delicious too! 

You might also like our cupcakes in a jar birthday gift idea, our cosmic brownie cookies, or our candy bombs!

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Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies

Who doesn’t love sprinkles? They just make everything happy. Especially cookies! Our sprinkle sugar cookies are loaded with colorful sprinkles and are just plain fun. They start with a buttery snickerdoodle cookie base (minus the cinnamon and sugar) and are rolled in sprinkles before being baked. The sprinkles give them a nice crunch, while still being chewy and soft on the inside.

hand holding sprinkles cookie

My kids love these cookies and they are perfect to package up and deliver to a friend for a homemade birthday gift!

stacks of sprinkles cookies

Sprinkles Cookies Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter (room temperature)
  • ½ cup shortening*
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 8 oz. container jimmies rainbow sprinkles**

*I like using a 50/50 combination of butter and shortening in my sugar cookie recipes because I think it gives them the best texture, but you can use all butter if you'd like. 

**I prefer using jimmies sprinkles vs. nonpareils sprinkles. The colors stay vibrant even after baking and don't bleed.

sprinkles on parchment paper

How To Make The Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.

In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.

Combine flour mixture with wet ingredients.

Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, then roll in sprinkles, making sure to cover the entire ball of cookie dough. Pat down cookie dough balls slightly then place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper (I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet). Watch our video to see exactly how I shape and roll my cookies.

Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

sprinkles cookies broken in half

Crispy on the outside, soft and buttery on the inside, and oh so colorful! This recipe makes 30 cookies. Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh.

stack of sprinkles cookies

Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies Recipe

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Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies

Nothing says party like our ultimate sprinkle cookies. A buttery cookie rolled in sprinkles and baked to perfection. Sprinkle cookies are always a hit, especially with kids, and they taste delicious too! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword funfetti, sprinkles cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
cooling 3 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 170kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 8 oz. container rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.
  • In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.
  • Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, then roll in sprinkles, making sure to cover the everything. Pat down cookie slightly then place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper (I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet).
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Video

Notes

Butter can be used instead of shortening, but may slightly affect the thickness or shape of the cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcal

 

Lemon Bar Cookies Made With Lemon Curd (Video)

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These lemon bar cookies are made with a buttery cookie base, lemon curd, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. The ultimate lemon cookie loaded with lemon flavor! 

You might also like our lemon hand pies, our banana cream pie cookies or our strawberry lemon cookie bars.

lemon bar cookies

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lemon bar cookie broken in half

Lemon Curd Cookies

Lemon curd is the ultimate liquid gold. It's so delicious you can eat it with a spoon, but I prefer adding it to my favorite desserts---like cookies.

sugar cookies on parchment paper

These lemon bar cookies start with the most delicious snickerdoodle cookie dough base (without the cinnamon and sugar). They are buttery, soft, and hold their shape perfectly. Not your typical lemon bar recipe, these cookies are a fun twist on the classic dessert.

Lemon Bar Cookie Ingredients

Scroll to the end of the post for a printable version.

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 10 oz. jar of lemon curd
  • powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar) for dusting

How To Make Lemon Bar Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.

In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.

Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.

Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Spread cooled cookies with a thin layer of lemon curd and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

jar of lemon curd

Lemon Curd Filling/Spread

You can make your own lemon curd using simple ingredients like egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, and butter (and I have many times using this recipe) or pick up a jar at the grocery store. Right before serving, sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar.

hand holding lemon bar cookie

This recipe makes 30 delicious cookies. Store cookies in the refrigerator in an airtight container or cover the cookie sheet with plastic wrap to keep cookies fresh.

Lemon Bar Cookie Recipe

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Lemon Bar Cookies

These lemon bar cookies are made with a buttery cookie base, lemon curd, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. The ultimate lemon cookie!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword lemon bar, lemon bar cookies, lemon curd cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
cooling 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 30
Calories 179kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 10 oz. jar of lemon curd
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream butter, shortening, and sugar using an electric mixer. Beat in eggs.
  • In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Combine dry ingredients with butter/eggs mixture.
  • Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.
    Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks.
  • Spread cooled cookies with a thin layer of lemon curd and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
    Store cookies in an airtight container or cover in plastic in the refrigerator.

Video

Notes

If you prefer to not use shortening you can use butter instead. The texture of the cookie will be slightly different, but still delicious.

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcal