Lofthouse Style Sugar Cookie Bars

 Confession:

I have never sunk my teeth into a Lofthouse cookie.

Therefore:

I can’t say whether or not these taste like a Lofthouse cookie!

I’ve always wondered . . . why all the hype?

I guess I will never know, until I actually eat one.

My daughters . . . love them!

A lofthouse cookie is described  as dense, soft, delicious and out of this world.

I found this recipe over at Today’s Mama.

According to my tasters, these bar type cookies are close . . . but not the real mccoy.

I didn’t care, I ate most of the pan.

Make them the day before you want to serve them, because they are twice as yummy the next day . . . I promise.

This recipe intriqued me, because instead of sour cream the recipe call for Cream Cheese instead.

Oh yes . . .I thought this would give it that dense consistency.

The dough is yummy, but a real bugger to spread on a greased baking sheet.

Hint:

Lightly wet your spatula and pat it out, rather than trying to spread it out.

finally!

While your bars are baking, you can make the frosting.

I decided on that peachy color . . . I’m not sure I liked that peachy color.

The color was weird, so I figured sprinkles would help.

They did, but the color was still odd.

Make sure that your pan of bars is cool, before you frost.

Note:

These really are better . . . the next day . . . they soften . . . they become very yummy . . . and dense.

So frost them and cover them and hide the pan under your bed.

Pull it out in the morning and try to stay out of them.

 Yeah right.