Circus Animal Cookie Bars

Bring the excitement of the circus to your own kitchen, with these colorful buttery chewy Circus Animal Cookie Bars!

What are Circus Animal Cookie Bars?

These cookie bars are made with a base of buttery, soft sugar cookie dough that is studded with crushed circus animal cookies, then topped with a layer of creamy vanilla frosting, more circus animal cookies, and ALL the sprinkles!

Ingredients in Circus Animal Cookie Bars

No ticket to the circus necessary to secure these ingredients, these cookie bars are made up of baking basics, with the exception of the Circus Animal Cookies, frosting, and sprinkles. Here’s what you need to make this fun treat:

– Unsalted Butter

– Granulated Sugar 

– Dark Brown Sugar

– Eggs

– Pure Vanilla Extract

– All-Purpose Flour

– Baking Powder

– Salt

– Circus Animal Cookies

– Vanilla Frosting

– Sprinkles

Tips for the best cookie bars

– Line with parchment paper: Use enough parchment paper to line the bottom and come up over the edges of the baking dish. This will prevent the bars from sticking to the bottom of the dish and make it easy to remove them.

– Don’t overmix the cookie dough: This can result in tough and dry bars. Mix until the ingredients are just combined.

– Carefully mix in the circus animal cookies: Even though the cookies are crushed when added to the dough, you don’t want them to break apart too much and lose their shape.