Bar Cookie Recipes

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Creamy Lemon Squares

The creamy lemon squares of your dreams take just 15 minutes of prep: Stir together a mere three ingredients to create a sunny, puckery filling for the buttery shortbread crust in this dessert.

Lime Squares with Pistachio Graham-Cracker Crust

This creamy dessert is a cross between key lime pie and traditional lemon bars.

Key Lime Bars

This recipe is based on the famous Key lime pie from Joe's Stone Crab restaurant in Miami Beach. If you can't find Key limes, use regular fresh lime juice.

Chocolate-Coconut Bars

These decadent bars are inspired by Hello Dollies, a popular Southern dessert.

Lemon Cheesecake Squares

This smooth square summertime dessert combines rich, lemony cheesecake and a sweet graham-cracker crust.

Rhubarb Crumb Bars

Rhubarb and strawberries are a great match. You can substitute half the rhubarb with an equal weight of quartered berries.

No-Bake Chocolate and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

With a candy-bar-inspired top and a crumbly cookie base, each of these rich squares packs a double dose of that perfect pairing: chocolate and peanut butter.

For a no-bake treat just right for lunchboxes or after school, try this fun twist on a childhood favorite that goes beyond the usual "Snap, Crackle, and Pop" blueprint and plays with other great combinations found in the cereal aisle. Each of the four variations uses the same marshmallow base—whether you want to use the mix-ins to take it in a chocolatey, tropical, or fruity direction is entirely up to you!

No-Bake Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Cookies

Get kids helping out in the kitchen with this great starter recipe. Serve these tasty treats cool and sliced into squares.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Lemon Squares

Lemon squares combine the wonderful flavor of freshly squeezed lemon juice with just a few staples such as sugar, flour, eggs, and milk in this simple Lemon Squares dessert. But not only the ingredients are simple—the recipe is too.

Chocolate-Candy Icebox Bars

Who doesn't buy extra Halloween candy? This year, use some in these festive icebox bars and throw a party.

Lemon-Date Bars

These bars were inspired by a recipe from Maida Heatter.

Inspiration and Ideas

Creamy, Tangy, and Irresistible: These Are Our Favorite Lemon Bar Recipes

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemon bars. One of Martha’s favorite desserts, lemon bars are a great make-ahead recipe and suited to just about any occasion. Whether you’re looking for a traditional lemon bar or one with a twist, we’ve got you covered.

20 Easy Bar Cookie Recipes for Bake Sales, Potlucks, and Just Because

Streamline dessert with a pan of bar cookies; just bake, slice, and share. Choose from favorites like lemon bars, brownies, cheesecake bars, and more.

17 Christmas Bar Cookie Recipes for Cookie Swaps, Open Houses, or Just Because

Perfect Citrus Bars

No-Bake Chocolate-Almond Oat Bars

Oatmeal-Raisin Bars

Snickerdoodle Crumb Bars

For a bite of pure bliss, sink your teeth into this hybrid of coffee cake and a snickerdoodle cookie. Layers of rich batter, crumbly streusel, and a topping of crunchy cinnamon sugar add up to irresistible; cream of tartar lends a subtle tang and a nice chew. Better yet, the ingredients are pantry basics, so you can bake up a batch on demand.

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Crispy Chocolate-Marshmallow Treats

Bittersweet chocolate and cocoa powder give a classic cereal bar a devilish twist. With only five ingredients and 10 minutes of prep work, who could resist baking one of these batty bars?

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

You can bake these up to ten days ahead and store in the freezer, without cutting into bars; wrap the baking sheet tightly in plastic.

Rocky Road Brownies

These chocolaty treats are topped with a chewy layer of marshmallows, nuts, and even more chocolate. The kids will hardly be able to wait until the brownies are cool!

Raisin Bars

If you're a fan of fig bars, these sweet treats will surely hit the spot.

Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

This delicious chocolate pecan pie treat (no crust needed) is from Anne Royal of Port Orchard, Washington.

Gooey Coconut Dream Bars

This delicious recipe is courtesy of Amy Scherber and Toy Kim Dupree and can be found in "The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread."

Hermit Bars

Rich with molasses, hermit bars are spicy, old-fashioned treats that keep for days. Martha made this recipe on episode 706 of Martha Bakes.

Dark-Chocolate Spelt Brownies

The brownies can be stored at room temperature for up to two days. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 303.

Date Bars

The underrated dried fruit takes center stage in these chewy, irresistible bars. Martha made this recipe on "Martha Bakes" episode 710.

Lemon Bars with Brown-Butter Shortbread Crust

Brown butter adds a nutty flavor to the crust of these pleasantly tart lemon bars.

Salted Toffee-Chocolate Squares

These crunchy sweet treats are delicious after school or dinner.

Blueberry Bonanza Bars

An almond crust is spread with blueberry jam and topped with crumbles of homemade granola.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Pumpkin Bars

In between bars and a crowd-friendly sheet cake is this autumnal dessert. Moist and tender pumpkin spice cake is lavished with cream cheese frosting for bars that are simply irresistible.

Pumpkin-Chocolate-Chip Squares

Your kids may not like pumpkin pie, but these moist pumpkin bars studded with chocolate chips are simply irresistible.

Coconut-Key Lime Squares

It's a new twist on the classic lemon bar: A light, extra-tart Key lime filling on a shortbread crust laced with coconut and white chocolate.

Date Squares

Dried-Fruit-and-Nut Health Bars

These nutrient-dense oat bars are packed with dried fruit, cherries, blueberries, and papaya, as well as nuts, and flaxseed. And there's no refined sugar, they're sweetened with pureed dates and honey -- and just right for a snack or breakfast on the go.

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