I think colorful treats are just more fun, am I right???

So I had these flowers that bloomed in my backyard in the early part of summer. I don’t know what kind they are, maybe one of you guys will, but they are huge and gorgeous and, best of all, free. I almost didn’t want to pick them at first because they are the only ones and I didn’t want to destroy their beauty. However, then I realized that in a week or two they will die and then all that will be left is a memory of them. I decided it makes more since for them to be preserved in pictures than just memories.

Anyway, I actually made these bars inspired by how much I loved these flowers. I just kept thinking how pretty they would look together.

I know everyone probably has a recipe for sugar cookie bars, but you don’t have the recipe for these sugar cookie bars. I know, way to be humble right? Hey, I’m not bragging. I don’t really get any credit for these because they are a recipe that I adapted from my mom’s favorite sugar cookie recipe that she always used when I was little. She doesn’t remember where she got it from but the fact that it has stuck around this long should say how good it is. The point is that you need to try these.

I’ve always considered myself a die hard chocoholic and I am. Chocolate is a neccesary part of my sanity so don’t judge what I’m about to say, but every time I taste these I find myself wondering if chocolate is really all that and maybe we should all switch to vanilla. Is that crazy? Well, if it is then I guess you can judge me. I still stand by the fact that these are every bit as satisfying as chocolate.

They have this thick, chewy texture and the perfect ratio of frosting to bar. I used a few drops of beet juice for the icing because I try to avoid food dye as much as possible, yuck. You can’t taste the beet but it gives the best color.

As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST. And by the way, my intro post did a huge $0.21