This easy Chocolate Mint Sugar Cookie Bars recipe can be made and frosted in one pan. They are soft and delicious and covered in a sweet vanilla mint frosting and mint chocolate chips. Yeah, that thick layer of frosting on these sugar cookie bars is the best!
I used to make all kinds of sugar cookies in cute shapes with fun colors. But all that rolling, cutting, coloring, and frosting takes so much time and energy.
And then there are the sprinkles! Don't get me wrong because I love the sprinkle part of a cookie. But after spending all that time in the kitchen, sprinkles tend to go flying in all directions because you just want to be done. Maybe that's just me though.
Then one day I discovered how easy sugar cookie bars were to make, and I haven't looked at another cookie cutter since then.
I'm sure there will come a day when I may need to pull out my box of cute cookie cutters, but until then our sugar cookies are staying square.
Sugar Cookie Bars
These sugar cookie bars are just like the ones you roll out and into cut shapes. The difference is that this recipe will save you time. Just press and bake. It's that easy.
Over the years I have made quite a few different varieties of frosted cookie bars.
- Lots of colorful sprinkles make these Funfetti Sugar Cookie Bars so fun.
- These S’mores Sugar Cookie Bars have a gooey marshmallow frosting and chocolate candy bars on top. Great way to enjoy s'mores without the fire.
- White frosting, green sugar, and a cherry make these Shamrock Shake Sugar Cookie Bars look like the popular St. Patrick's Day shake.
- Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars topped with fluffy lemon frosting and sprinkles are a fun dessert that everyone will love.
Chocolate sugar cookies are one of my favorites, so I decided to make them into bar cookies and top them with mint frosting.
I also found a bag of Andes Mint chips hiding in the back of my baking cupboard! Woo hoo! Gotta love a find like that!
Forget the sprinkles on these chocolate cookie bars. The mint chips add the perfect touch. Does anyone else eat those chips by the handfuls?
I try to resist them but, well, you know. A few handfuls may have disappeared before I dumped the rest on top of the mint buttercream.
How to make Chocolate Mint Sugar Cookie Bars:
- Beat together the butter and sugars until nice and creamy. (full recipe is at the bottom of post)
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat again.
- Stir together the dry ingredients and slowly mix it into the butter mixture. Make sure to mix it long enough to create a soft dough.
- Press the dough evenly into the bottom of a greased pan and bake.
If you are against frosting and extra crunchy things like sprinkles or chocolate chips, go ahead and sprinkle some powered sugar on top and dig in.
But I'm a fan of a thick layer of frosting and all the sprinkles.
Vanilla Mint Buttercream on Chocolate Cookie Bars:
- Beat the butter, extracts, and whipping cream until creamy.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar and salt and beat until fluffy.
- Add a little bit of green gel coloring to the frosting and stir.
- Spread the mint buttercream on top of the cooled cookie bars.
- Add sprinkles or mint chips to to top and cut into squares.
I love picking up stickers and twine from the dollar spot at Target. They are the perfect little accents to keep on hand for decorating the little white boxes I found in one of my closets.
Yes, I'm a hoarder. We won't talk about what else I may have found in my boxes while I was digging.
A plastic bag tied up with twine and a little rustic bow is all the sugar cookie bars need to stay fresh in the cute box. This is the perfect little treat to gift to a special friend!
More chocolate and mint recipes you may like:
- Andes Mint Cookie Dough Truffle Bars
- Andes Mint Cheesecake Brownie Pie
- Fudge Mint Gooey Brownie Bars
- Chocolate Mint Oreo Fudge
Other easy sugar cookie bars recipes:
- Pina Colada Sugar Cookie Bars
- Salted Caramel Chocolate Sugar Cookie Bars
- Neapolitan Sugar Cookie Bars
- Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars - perfect for Christmas
- Vanilla Unicorn Sugar Cookie Bars
Recipe
Chocolate Mint Sugar Cookie Bars
Chocolate sugar cookies are so much easier when they are made in one big pan. Top them with a mint frosting and Andes mint chips for a fun dessert.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Mint Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ teaspoon mint extract
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- green gel food coloring
- 1 cup Andes Mint chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick baking spray.
- Beat the butter and sugars together. Add the egg, vanilla, and milk and beat again.
- Stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add to the butter mixture until everything is mixed in. Press the mixture into the prepared pan 9x13 pan. Bake for 14-15 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Beat the butter, extracts, and whipping cream until creamy. Slowly add the salt and powdered sugar until all is mixed in.
- Add a little bit of green food coloring for a touch of color. Beat for another minute until creamy.
- Spread over the cooled bars. Top with the Andes Mint chips. Cut into bars. Store in a sealed container on the counter.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 289Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 107mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 1gSugar: 31gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for Chocolate Mint Sugar Cookie Bars was first published on January 19, 2015. The post and the photos were updated and republished on March 2, 2020.
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
Oh these just look incredible! I love love love mint chocolate! Especially in the form of a sugar cookie!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you so much 🙂
amanda @ fake ginger
I love these so much. Sugar cookie bars are pretty much the greatest food invention ever.
Jocelyn Brubaker
I would have to agree with you there!!! No rolling, no frosting forever, and no sprinkles everywhere...best invention for sure!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
Totally agree that sugar cookie bars are where it's at! I'm a closet hoarder too 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Welcome to the closet hoarding club 🙂 Good to know I'm not alone in hiding things in my closets!! LOL!
Chels+R.
Sugar cookie bars are such a genius idea. I love sugar cookies, but don't always feel like going to the work of them. And I love the chocolate. So good!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Sugar cookie bars are so much easier to make...and faster to enjoy!!!
Fabiana
Chocolate and mint are so perfect together. I am going to try this for sure!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I can't wait to hear what you think of the cookie bars 🙂
Anna @ Sunny Side Ups
Love love love that you made chocolate sugar cookies! The green mint frosting looks just irresistible, I bet I'd eat half of it right from the bowl before any ever got onto the cookies! 🙂 Yum!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Hahaha! I may have had a few spoonfuls of frosting before it even made it to the cookie bars!!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Oh my gosh, these are fab! Jordan would die if she saw them. And not cutting shapes and making bars? Yes, that.
Jocelyn Brubaker
She would absolutely love these bars!!! And yes, no cutting and rolling makes them the best!!!
Aimee+@+ShugarySweets
These look insanely good. I love chocolate mint!! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
They really were pretty crazy good! I'm glad I got them out of the house before I ate every.single.one!!!
marcie
Be still my chocolate-mint loving heart! These bars look so thick, chewy, and perfectly chocolatey and minty. Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you so much for the pin love 🙂
Laura
I want to make these in a jellyroll pan. Do you think I need to double recipe??
Jocelyn
What size pan are you thinking about using? A 15x10 or 12x17? Since I used a 9x13 pan for these, you could just do a single batch for a 15x10, but bake it a minute or two less. If you are using the bigger pan, you may need to do an extra half of a batch. A double batch may be too much, but you could always try it and adjust the baking time a minute or two longer since it will be thicker. Definitely keep me posted on how they turn out in the jelly roll pan.
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
I need to jump on the sugar cookie bar train, and fast! These mint bars look fantastic, Jocelyn! I've never had anything other than a regular sugar cookie, so I'm loving the chocolate and mint combo. Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Jump aboard with me!!! Cookie bars are so much easier and so fun to play with combos with 🙂
Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl
I love chocolate and mint, and I'm so with you on sugar cookie bars! They simplify life, that's for sure! Everything you make has me swooning, and your desserts always look *perfect*!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Awe thank you so much girlie!!! 🙂
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert
These sugar cookie bars are just gorgeous, Jocelyn! I think the bars are better than rolled and cut cookies. They come out thicker and chewier. My kind of cookie!
Jocelyn Brubaker
And thicker, chewier cookies are definitely best...cookie bars for life here 🙂
Jenny Flake
What a fun minty cookie bar! Love!!! xo
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you 🙂
Amanda
These look so great! I love the dollar spot at Target too, you can really find some great stuff there 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
That $ spot gets me every.single.time though!!! Target sure knows what they are doing 🙂
Erin | Well Plated
I love bar cookies! They are so simple, but so good, and both edge and middle lovers walk away happy.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Yes, everyone gets what they like in a bar cookie. That's totally why I made them 🙂 LOL! Ok, ok it's really because I'm lazy like that!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
Love how easy sugar cookie bars are! The chocolate mint combo is so good!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you 🙂
Beth
I LOVE making sugar cookies (said no food blogger ever!!). They are super cute, but very time consuming, I adore this easier version!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Hahaha! I hear ya! Let's just stick to the easier version!!!
Laura @ Raise Your Garden
Chocolate & mint is the ultimate temptation for me, my ultimate weakness. But even after a big dinner, I still want to indulge in fudgy bars like these. No cookie cutter even better. And the dollar section at Target, I must spend a mortgage payment amount there every week! But it's fun =)
Jocelyn Brubaker
Any sugar dessert is my down fall...but yes, these were even harder to resist! And Target knows just how to get all my money every week...it is too fun though!!!
Mir
Why mess with cookie cutters? I mean, I get it, it's cute, but all that work! And these are just as gorgeous (if not more so) and so delicious! I'm loving the frosting!
Jocelyn Brubaker
They are cute...but so much work. I am totally all over cookie bars right now. And the frosting was seriously the best part 🙂
Averie @ Averie Cooks
They look so dense, fudgy, and just perfect! Wanna take a big bite out of one 🙂 Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Believe me I took way to many bites for those very reasons. Thanks for pinning girl!!!!