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Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

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Holiday Sugar Cookie BarsOne of the advantages of aging is that the older I get, the less I worry about making an ass of myself.  That self-consciousness, that concern over what other people are going to think, seems to diminish with each passing year.  I see it as an advantage because it means I am far more comfortable in my own skin than I was as a younger woman.  My kids probably see it as a distinct disadvantage because I can get incredibly goofy and I have no qualms about embarrassing them, in private or in public.  That’s what parents are for, right?  I take great delight in proving myself to be the dork I really am at heart.  It makes me laugh.  Case in point…the guest post I did for Katrina of In Katrina’s Kitchen.  Go read it.  It’s funny.  At least I think it’s funny.  And if you don’t find it amusing, at least you get a great Low Carb Sugar Cookie Bar Recipe out of the deal.

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The ever-sweet Katrina invited me to be a part of her second annual “I’ll Bring The Cookies” event and I knew almost instantly what I wanted to bring.  I’d seen Sugar Cookie Bars on Pinterest and other sites a few times and wanted to give them a low carb, gluten-free makeover.   These were really a simple variation on my Low Carb Cut-Out Sugar Cookies.  I had to double the recipe to make enough dough to press into an 8×8 pan, and I added some baking powder to help them puff up a bit and make them really soft.

They turned out perfectly, just as I thought they would.  And I learned a neat little tip for getting a deep rich red for my frosting.  Truth is, I messed up and coloured it all green before I remembered I needed some red for stripes.  So I decided to see if I could just add a few drops of red to some of the green frosting.  And for once, instead of a lurid pinky red, I got a beautiful deep red with a hint of maroon.  Keep that in mind the next time you’re decorating!

Low Carb Sugar Cookie Bars

Please check out the Sugar Cookie Bar recipe at In Katrina’s Kitchen.

Serves 20.  Each bar has 6.1 g of carbs and 2.6 g of fiber.  Total NET CARBS = 3.5 g.

Food energy: 244kcal

Polyunsaturated fatty acids: 0.53g
Total fat: 22.44g
Calories from fat: 201
Cholesterol: 50mg
Carbohydrate: 6.01g
Total dietary fiber: 2.55g
Protein: 5.86g

Looking for some delicious Gluten Free Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies? You have to check out this version from What the Fork!

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