Sugar Cookie Bars

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 4 large eggs 
• 5 cups flour all-purpose
• 3 cups fluffy frosting prepared
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup butter unsalted at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 2 cups sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking paper
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan
• toothpicks
• stand mixer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 10x15-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Place butter and sugar into the work bowl of a large stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment; mix on medium-high speed until butter and sugar are light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Beat eggs into butter mixture one at a time, letting each egg blend in before adding the next. Beat in vanilla extract.
4. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Gradually beat flour mixture into moist ingredients, blending each portion in before adding more.
5. Spread dough into prepared pan.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
7. Let cool completely in pan.
8. Remove from pan and spread frosting over the top; cut into bars and serve.