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Sugar Cookie Bars with Chocolate Ganache

in Cookies, Brownies & Dessert Bars, Desserts and Treats on 01/02/20

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Easy Sugar Cookie Bars with Chocolate Ganache

Sugar Cookie Bars are a simple but decadent dessert topped with a rich chocolate ganache. A wonderful sweet treat for a crowd! We’ve also included a short recipe video so you can see just how easy it is to make this yummy treat.sugar cookie bars

Sugar Cookie Bars with Chocolate Ganache for any Occasion!

While I have decorated these scrumptious treats with more of a Valentine’s theme, these tasty treats can be for any occasion. You don’t have to put any sprinkles on them or use ones of different colours and shapes.chocolate ganache

What toppings can you put on the sugar cookie bars?

As mentioned you don’t have to put anything on top of the chocolate ganache if you don’t want to as it’s tasty all on its own. The crumbly goodness of the sugar cookies pairs nicely with the chocolate ganache. However if you’d like to try out a few toppings here are some of my favourites:

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  • Sliced or crushed almonds
  • Toasted coconut
  • Caramel drizzle
  • Differet coloured and shaped sprinkles for different occasions – think red and green for Christmas, just green for St. Patrick’s day, yellow for Easter and you get the idea. 
  • Use your tastebuds and imagination for ideas

If you’re looking for some other tasty sweet treats make sure to go to our recipes section for more fabulous ideas like the following:

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Pumpkin Maple Cream Donuts

Mini No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake

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Let’s get to our quick video so you can see for yourself how super easy it is to make these sugar cookie bars with chocolate ganache. You might want to make a double batch though as these lasted less than 48 hours at my house.

Now doesn’t that look super easy to make these delicious bars? These are fantastic to bring to any party or gathering and oh so easy to make but yet tasty and they present well. So let’s get to the full recipe shall we?

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Sugar Cookie Bars with Chocolate Ganache

★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
  • Author: Michelle - Powered by Mom
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 9 large bars 1x
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Sugar Cookie Bars are a simple but decadent dessert topped with a rich chocolate ganache. A wonderful sweet treat for a crowd!


Ingredients

Scale
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 ½ cup chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
  • Sprinkles (optional) – see notes

Instructions

  1. Beat together sugars and butter until fluffy, then milk and egg.
  2. Beat in flour, baking powder, and salt, half at a time until mixed. Your batter will be thick!
  3. Line a square 8×8 or 9×9 inch pan with parchment and spray with nonstick, then spread batter into it. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and cool completely.
  4. Make ganache by adding chocolate chips to hot heavy cream (I heat in the microwave for 1 minute). Let sit 5 minutes, then whisk until thick and smooth. Spread out over your cookie bars, and add sprinkles.
  5. Let ganache set, cut into squares, and serve.

Notes

Sprinkles are not required but they do add fun color and shapes. Select based on the occasion your baking for from baby showers to Easter and more. I also love toasted almonds and/or toasted coconut on top of these bars.

The total time does NOT include cooling time of the cookie bars and chocolate ganache which is about one hour between the two.

Keywords: chocolate ganache, chocolate, sugar cookies, sugar cookie bars, easy cookies, Valentine's sugar cookie bars, Valentine's cookies, holiday cookies, Easter Cookies, easy sugar cookie bars

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Can you use any kind of chocolate for the ganache?

Yes you can, personally I usually like a semi-sweet or dark chocolate but my daughter loves milk chocolate so we switch it up. I also had someone suggest using both dark and milk chocolate to make a swirled ganache.

I say go for it, as long as it’s a good quality chocolate it’s all good and tasty and it should be what you like the best! So what kind of chocolate would you choose? Can you even imagine a white chocolate ganache, oh think of the possibilities?sugar cookies

Can you freeze sugar cookie bars?

Yes, you sure can, they freeze beautifully, just make sure it’s an airtight container or do what I do and use a vacuum seal bag on gentle mode. You don’t want to squish these just make sure they’re completely cooled before freezing them.sugar cookie barsWhat would you top this sweet treat with chocolate ganache with or would you leave them without anything on the chocolate? Decisions, decisions. 

Make sure to PIN this tasty recipe so you have it on hand for when you need it. It’s just so easy to make and so tempting to make them all of the time. If you try this recipe let us know how you liked it, would love to hear from you.cookie bars

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About Powered by Mom

I’m Michelle aka Powered by Mom. I’m married with one daughter, my hubby was my high school sweetheart, our two dogs Nyx and Cleo and our cat Oliver. As you can see we’re a family of animal lovers. We love to travel when we can, try different food and activities all over the world and enjoy being together. My passions are writing, travelling, creating new recipes, encouraging people to adopt not shop and just to enjoy life while we can.

As an animal lover I also volunteer with a rescue organization called Three Little Pitties All Breed Rescue. I'm part of the cat program Three Little Kitties Saving Kitties which tries to save as many cats as possible in Houston, Texas which has a huge overpopulation fo cats and they euthanize far too many cats (and dogs) we want to change that. Please check out their Facebook page and consider donating https://www.facebook.com/ThreeLittlePittiesRescueSavingKitties

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Comments

  1. Mary West says

    April 7, 2020 at 8:23 AM

    These look delicious! They seem like they would be easy to make too!

    Reply
  2. Ashley c says

    April 3, 2020 at 7:58 PM

    These sound amazing! It’s not Valentine’s Day, but I need to make these as a quarantine treat!

    Reply
  3. mike gismondi says

    March 24, 2020 at 12:10 PM

    These look delicious. I think we’ll try and make them while we’re stuck at home!

    Reply
  4. Amy D says

    March 2, 2020 at 5:50 AM

    My daughters love to bake with me, and I think this is a recipe they would love to make. We have baked a lot of cookie, but we’ve never made a cookie bar. The chocolate ganache looks amazing. I also love the pink sprinkles you found.

    Reply
  5. Vickie V says

    February 28, 2020 at 12:05 PM

    Who doesn’t love easy especially when told need to bring something the night before a school event. LOL
    And, oh my ganache.

    Reply
  6. Michael Richards says

    February 25, 2020 at 12:55 AM

    This was a great recipe to try

    Reply
  7. Naomi Winkel says

    February 24, 2020 at 12:55 PM

    This looks easy to make for Sunday lunches at church.

    Reply
  8. monique s says

    February 24, 2020 at 4:05 AM

    These look like such a sweet treat. Love the chocolate ganache as it makes it more special.

    Reply
  9. Kate F. says

    February 6, 2020 at 10:23 PM

    Those look delicious. I might try them this weekend.

    Reply
  10. Robin Abrams says

    February 5, 2020 at 6:39 PM

    These Sugar Cookie bars look delicious. They sound easy to make I will be giving them a try.

    Reply
  11. Maureen says

    February 4, 2020 at 8:47 AM

    These look just like they are perfect for a tea. I have printed up the recipe and will be using it at a knitting gathering.

    Reply
  12. wen budro says

    February 3, 2020 at 8:28 PM

    I had not heard of these bars before. I will definitely be making them for my family. We love sugar cookies and these look super delicious.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  13. sarah conaway says

    January 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM

    We made ganache last night

    Reply
  14. Andrea DiMario says

    January 5, 2020 at 5:17 PM

    These look easy enough and my son should like these . Will have to make tomorrow. Thanks

    Reply
  15. Nancy says

    January 5, 2020 at 1:25 PM

    These Sugar Cookie bars look s easy and delicious. They would be great at a party!

    Reply
  16. Julie Wilson says

    January 5, 2020 at 12:59 PM

    Looks so delicious I would love to try this at home

    Reply
  17. Nancy Jachcik says

    January 5, 2020 at 12:00 PM

    Can’t wait to try this twist on a sugar cookie recipe! The barsn with chocolate look amazing

    Reply
  18. DanV says

    January 5, 2020 at 11:40 AM

    These bars look melt in your mouth tasty.

    Reply
  19. Julianne says

    January 5, 2020 at 11:25 AM

    I haven’t tried the recipe, but I’m thinking the honey almond slices from Trader Joe’s would make a delicious topping.

    Reply
  20. Antoinette M says

    January 5, 2020 at 8:33 AM

    These look delicious. I like the Valentine sprinkles!

    Reply
  21. Laurie Nykaza says

    January 4, 2020 at 7:59 PM

    I had to pin this recipe so I can have my kids try making it for everyone for Valentines day so cute and love the pink candies on top . It just sounds so good.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  22. kathy pease says

    January 4, 2020 at 2:37 PM

    These look delicious and I am always looking for new cookie recipes.

    Reply
  23. Kristen says

    January 4, 2020 at 11:51 AM

    I know just who I need to make these for!

    Reply
  24. Jessica Walker says

    January 4, 2020 at 8:32 AM

    These look delicious! I would love to make these this weekend.

    Reply
  25. Leela says

    January 4, 2020 at 1:41 AM

    One of my favorite toppings to put on a cookie!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  26. rochelle haynes says

    January 3, 2020 at 10:58 PM

    Loving the cookies they look good and tasty

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  27. Shannon Holmes says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:21 PM

    These look amazing and thanks for the share.

    Reply
  28. Paige Cassandra Flamm says

    January 3, 2020 at 10:36 AM

    These look amazing! Totally want to try them out with the kids this weekend!

    Reply
  29. Dana Rodriguez says

    January 3, 2020 at 8:15 AM

    These sound really good and are so cute. I think I may make a batch for Valentines Day I am thinking maybe using a couple of different chips and making a chocolate swirl!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Powered by Mom says

      January 3, 2020 at 8:59 AM

      ohhh sounds like a fun and tasty idea!

      Reply
  30. Rena Walter says

    January 2, 2020 at 5:19 PM

    I love Sugar cookies, so I know I will love these bars!

    Reply
  31. Daniel Scott says

    January 2, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    Have you made these using dark chocolate chips? My wife is a huge dark chocolate lover and I was wondering if it would work.

    Reply
    • Powered by Mom says

      January 2, 2020 at 5:48 PM

      Yes it absolutely would work with dark chocolate chips 🙂

      Reply
  32. Sara Campbell says

    January 2, 2020 at 3:50 PM

    This one seems like an easy and simple recipe to make. It would be a great recipe for Valentine’s Day.

    Reply

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