Description
Soft Pop Tart Cookie Bars layered with strawberry preserves and finished with a simple vanilla icing. A nostalgic dessert baked in one pan with a buttery cookie base and clean sliceable layers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup strawberry preserves
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2–2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing)
- rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Stir in flour, salt, and baking soda until dough forms.
- Chill dough for 20 minutes.
- Press half the dough into the pan and freeze briefly.
- Press remaining dough into the pan, spread strawberry preserves evenly.
- Place chilled dough layer on top and press gently.
- Bake for 25–28 minutes until golden on top.
- Cool completely, then flip and remove from pan.
- Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to make icing.
- Spread icing over bars and add sprinkles.
- Let icing set 1–2 hours, then slice into bars.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps with clean layering.
- Use thick strawberry preserves to prevent soggy layers.
- Let bars cool completely before icing.
- Use a metal pan for more even baking.
- Wipe knife between cuts for clean slices.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 45
