Sugar Cookie Bark
The large-format cookie bakes up snappy and is broken into large slabs like classic chocolate bark. A thin layer of melted white chocolate holds the festive sprinkles in place.
Serves12 to 16
Prep25 minutes
Cook15 minutes
Here’s the genius of sugar cookie bark: instead of baking and decorating a dozen individual cookies, you bake one giant cookie, decorate in one fell swoop, and cut or break it into pieces. Unlike many classroom treats, you don’t have to be too precious about it during transport — after all, this cookie is designed to be broken!
This sugar cookie bark starts with store-bought cookie mix to make life easier, meaning you can make it at the very last minute and not break a sweat. Here’s how to make sugar cookie bark for Valentine’s Day and beyond.
What Is Sugar Cookie Bark?
Sugar cookie bark is made from a lower-fat sugar cookie dough, which allows it to be baked in a single slab. It’s much easier to start with store-bought sugar cookie mix than try to adapt your favorite cookie recipe, but if you want to make it from scratch, start by halving the amount of butter and eggs in your recipe.
The large-format cookie bakes up snappy, and can then be broken into large slabs like classic chocolate bark. A thin layer of melted and dyed white chocolate adds even more snap and holds the festive sprinkles in place. The recipe below is Valentine’s Day-themed, but you can switch up the food dye and sprinkles for any season.
Sugar Cookie Bark
The large-format cookie bakes up snappy and is broken into large slabs like classic chocolate bark. A thin layer of melted white chocolate holds the festive sprinkles in place.
Prep time 25 minutes
Cook time 15 minutes
Serves12 to 16
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
- 1 (17.5 ounce) package
sugar cookie mix
- 8 tablespoons
(1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1
large egg
- 1 (12-ounce) bag
white chocolate chips
- 1 to 2 drops
red food coloring
- 1/3 cup
red, white, and pink or Valentine's Day sprinkles
Instructions
Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 325ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place 1 package sugar cookie mix, 1 stick room temperature unsalted butter, and 1 large egg in a medium bowl. Stir to combine well. Transfer the dough onto the baking sheet and spread into an 8x12-inch rectangle.
Bake until golden-brown for 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool completely.
Place 1 (12-ounce) bag white chocolate chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high in 30-second bursts, stirring between bursts, until just melted, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes total. Add 1 to 2 drops red food coloring and stir to combine.
Spread the melted chocolate over the sugar cookie and sprinkle with 1/3 cup sprinkles. Let cool 30 minutes. Break the bark into pieces for serving.
Recipe Notes
Storage: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.
10 Easy Valentine’s Day Treats for Any Occasion
Whether you’re celebrating a sweetie or just celebrating sweets, Valentine’s Day is a great holiday for breaking out the treats. We scoured the web, polled our team, and landed on 10 Valentine’s Day treats to make for your office, classroom, or special someone, showing you the easiest ways to make them at home.