Bars, Blondies & Brownies

Sugar Free Sugar Cookie Bars with Chocolate Icing

Sugar free sugar cookie bars may seem like it’s too good to be true….but I assure you it’s not!  Today I am using Keystone Pantry Allulose Sugar Sweetener to make these yummy sugar cookie bars.  This recipe is for the Allulose Recipe Challenge and y’all know I love a challenge!  The challenge was to create a delicious, easy to recreate recipe using Keystone Pantry Allulose sugar…and these sugar cookie bars are the epitome of that!

I love my sweet and decadent desserts, but why not save ourselves a few calories while indulging, and use a sugar free sugar??  That just means I can eat more right?!  Allulose sugar is used to make these sugar cookie bars AND the powdered sugar used in  the chocolate icing.  Did you know you can make powdered sugar out of granulated sugar?!  You can!!  Instructions included in this recipe 🙂

Sugar Free Sugar Cookie Bars with Chocolate Icing

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Serves: 20 Cooking Time: 20-22-minutes

Ingredients

  • SUGAR COOKIE BARS:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1-2/3 cups Keystone Pantry Allulose Sugar
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
  • 1/8 or 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (depending on if you like the flavor)
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • CHOCOLATE ICING:
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • 1-1/2 cups powdered Keystone Pantry Allulose Sugar (directions in notes)
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1-2 tablespoons warm water

Instructions

1

SUGAR COOKIE BARS: Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. Set aside. Using an electric mixer, affixed with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and Keystone Pantry Allulose Sugar. Add the egg, vanilla extract, almond extract and water to the mixer. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.

2

Change the mixer to low speed and add the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt to the butter-sugar mixture. Mix until just combined. Dump mixture out into prepared baking pan, pressing the dough evenly into the pan.

3

Bake in 350-degree oven for 20-22 minutes, or until the edges turn golden brown. Remove bars from the oven and allow to cool and set in the pan completely before adding the chocolate icing.

4

CHOCOLATE ICING: In a medium sized bowl, mix together the melted butter, powdered Keystone Pantry Allulose Sugar and cocoa powder. Add warm water by the tablespoon until desired consistency is reached. Spread icing on top of cooled sugar cookie bars.

Notes

I used 1/4 teaspoon almond extract in my bars and it was a very light flavor. POWDERED SUGAR INSTRUCTIONS: In a food processor, add two cups Allulose granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons cornstarch. Blend until sugar is a fine powder. Use immediately.

The sugar cookie bars are good all on their own…they taste kind of like a Twinkie (minus the cream)!  They have a soft, chewy bite to them.

But chocolate is ALWAYS a good idea!!  Bring on the chocolate icing!

Want to try Keystone Pantry Allulose Sugar and make these sugar cookie bars?  You can buy Allulose Sugar from the Keystone Pantry by clicking HERE.  And don’t forget to follow Lang’s Chocolates on Facebook, Instagram or go check out their website to buy some of their gourmet chocolates!

And shhhhhh….I gave these cookie bars to my 11-year old and he had no idea there wasn’t any real sugar in them!!  That’s how good Allulose is!

XOXO,

Kelly

PS- I have linked this recipe up at the following parties: Meal Plan Monday, Foodie Friday, Pretty Pintastic Party and The Pin Junkie.

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September 22, 2018 By
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I am a self taught baker that enjoys baking from scratch and learning the science behind baking in order to create new recipes! I started this blog so I could share with you the yummy recipes I am making in my kitchen, but also to have some fun and laughs along the way!

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19 Comments

  • Reply
    Ashika I Gardening Foodie
    September 23, 2018 at 12:37 PM

    These look so good Kelly and sugar free even better. Not sure if we have this brand of sweetener here in South Africa though. Is it available on Amazon? I would love to try this recipe 😋

    • Reply
      Kelly
      September 26, 2018 at 7:58 AM

      Thanks Ashika!! You can buy Keystone Pantry Allulose Sugar on Amazon or click the link in the post. You definitely need to try these 🙂 XOXO

  • Reply
    Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
    September 23, 2018 at 1:53 PM

    Sugar cookies without the sugar! You’re a GENIUS! I’m totally trying these!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      September 26, 2018 at 7:58 AM

      Hehehehe thanks Kelsie!! XOXO

  • Reply
    helenfern
    September 24, 2018 at 7:33 AM

    These are beautiful treats! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope to see you next week too! Have a great week!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      September 26, 2018 at 7:59 AM

      Thanks Helen! And thanks for hosting! XOXO

  • Reply
    Amy
    September 24, 2018 at 11:14 AM

    Interesting. I’m always up for a recipe that has no sugar. I have never heard of Allulose or Lang’s Chocolates, but I’m willing to give them a try. Thanks for sharing.

    • Reply
      Kelly
      September 26, 2018 at 8:00 AM

      Thanks Amy!! I hope you check out Allulose and Lang’s! So much yumminess 🙂 XOXO

  • Reply
    hummingbirdthyme
    September 24, 2018 at 12:48 PM

    Kelly, I love these cookies! They look so scrumptious it’s hard to believe there’s no (real) sugar. I would love to try Allulose! Thanks for the recipe!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      September 26, 2018 at 8:00 AM

      Thank you my friend! I hope you give these a try! Sooooo good! No real sugar needed hehehe 🙂

  • Reply
    pglooney
    September 24, 2018 at 1:05 PM

    Bar cookies are so much better than regular! So much easier, thicker and easy to dump all that frosting on!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      September 26, 2018 at 8:01 AM

      Bar cookies are my jam! I am all about the ease of them! And typing this right now, I think I will hit the kitchen later for another pumpkin inspired cookie bar 😉

  • Reply
    Maria Doss
    September 24, 2018 at 8:59 PM

    Sugar cookie without sugar?? How genius is that! I love how these bars slice so neatly and look so professionally done.

    • Reply
      Kelly
      September 26, 2018 at 8:02 AM

      Awwww thanks Maria!! You are so sweet my friend! XOXO

  • Reply
    Barrie Mooney
    September 28, 2018 at 11:10 AM

    These look fantastic- love the low-sugar suggestion and allulose- I have never heard of it!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      October 1, 2018 at 7:56 AM

      Thanks Barrie! I had never heard of it either…but it’s a nice alternative!

  • Reply
    Colleen
    September 30, 2018 at 6:42 AM

    These look scrumptious…sugar or no sugar! Thanks for sharing on Friday Frenzy!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      October 1, 2018 at 7:56 AM

      Thanks Colleen! XOXO

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