Lemon Lime Sugar Cookie Bars (Vegan)
These sugar cookie bars are soft and citrusy, full of lemon lime flavor and a perfect summertime treat.
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Bars
- 1¾ cup / 210 grams all purpose flour
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lime zest
- 1 stick / 113 grams plant based butter with salt
- 4 tbsp / 60 grams plant based yogurt
- 1 cup / 200 grams cane sugar
Lime Glaze
- 5 tbsp powdered sugar
- 2 tsp lime juice
- ½ tsp lime zest + extra to sprinkle over the top of the bars
Lemon Glaze
- 5 tbsp powdered sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp lemon zest + extra to sprinkle over the top of the bars
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 350F and prepare an 8x8 square pan. Zest and juice the lemon and limes and set the juice and zest aside.
- Melt the butter and add the lemon zest and lime zest to it. Stir to combine and set aside.
- To a small bowl add the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; whisk to combine and set aside.
- To a medium bowl add the sugar and butter mixture and whisk to combine - about a minute. To the sugar mixture add the yogurt, lemon juice and lime juice; whisk to combine - 30 seconds to a minute. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until fully combined.
- Add the cookie dough to the prepared pan, making sure sure to spread it out evenly, and bake for 20 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and coming away from the pan. Let the bars cool in the pan for 10 to 20 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- While the cookie bars are cooling, the two glazes can be prepared. In one small bowl add all the ingredients for the lemon glaze; stir until fully combined and smooth. In another small bowl add all the ingredients for the lime glaze; stir until fully combined and smooth.
- Once the sugar cookie bars are completely cool, they can be glazed. Drizzle one of the glazes across the bars from one corner diagonally to the other. Take the second glaze and criss cross it over the first glaze. Sprinkle some of the reserved lemon and lime zest over the top of the glaze for a final look.Keep the bars in an airtight container. They stay fresh on the counter for 3 to 5 days. Will stay fresh longer if kept in the refrigerator.