20 Easy Bar Cookie Recipes for Bake Sales, Potlucks, and Just Because
Gooey Layered Everything Bars
Luscious layers of chocolate, coconut, fruit, and nuts on a sweet and chewy oat crust, these cookies truly have something for everyone.
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Chewy Brownies
Forever in pursuit of the ultimate brownie recipe? We think this recipe perfectly strikes the perfect balance between cakey and fudgy.
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Zesty Lemon Bars
At once rich and tart, these lemon bars are one of Martha’s favorite treats.
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Pumpkin Bars
A generous layer of cream cheese frosting takes these pumpkin spice cake bars to greatness.
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Snickerdoodle Crumb Bars
Everything you love about old-fashioned snickerdoodles, but better! A ribbon of cinnamon sugar runs through the middle of these chewy cookie bars and there’s a crunchy cinnamon topping too.
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Martha’s Chewy Fig Bars
Martha’s hearty take on a fruity favorite. The filling for these bars is laced with tawny port and vanilla bean sure to please even the most sophisticated palates.
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Key Lime Bars
Just like the pie, but portable! These tart bars are based on the famous Key lime pie recipe from Joe’s Stone Crab in Miami.
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Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
The ultra-easy press-in crust and rich, chewy-crunchy chocolate and pecan filling will guarantee this recipe’s place in your permanent collection.
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Chocolate-Cherry Crumb Bars
We packed all the flavors of Black Forest cherry cake into a moist, hand-held package.
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Peach-Pie Crumble Bars
Sometimes simplicity really does equal perfection. The sweet, buttery press-in crust for these luscious peach pie bars doubles as the crumble topping. Don’t limit yourself to peaches, you can use any stone fruit in this recipe!
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Homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Get nostalgic and whip up a sweet-salty batch of PB & J bars using your favorite flavor of jam.
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Elizabeth's Eggnog Cheesecake Bars
Eggnog, freshly grated nutmeg, and a splash of brandy give warm holiday flavor to these cheesecake bars. This recipe uses a traditional graham cracker crust, but feel free to substitute gingersnaps.
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Spiced Fruitcake Bars
Forget everything you think you know about fruitcake, these buttery beauties are packed with cherries, cranberries, apricots, currants, and walnuts and they will never be re-gifted.
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Blackberry Crumb Bars
These cakelike bar cookies are a portable handheld version of berry crumble. Use any kind of fresh or frozen berries you fancy.
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Chocolate Cheesecake Squares
Chocolate chips and a chocolate cookie crust up the ante on these chocolate cheesecake bars. No one will ever guess that they’re made with reduced-fat cream cheese!
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Pretzel-Shortbread Bars
Crushed pretzels add a crunchy, satisfyingly salty dimension to buttery shortbread bars.
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Big Almond-Orange-Ginger Cookie
Ginger and cardamom add a lively lift to the toasted almond cookie base of these glistening marmalade-topped bar cookies. We cut it into pie-like wedges, but you can certainly go with the more traditional bar shape if you like.
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Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars
Rich and gooey chocolate caramel tops a buttery brown-sugar crust. A dusting of crunchy sea salt on top provides the perfect counterpoint.
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Atlantic-Beach-Tart Bars
This Key lime pie-lemon bar hybrid has a surprising secret ingredient—the crust is made with saltine crackers!
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Hermit Bars
Some things never go out of style, like these old-fashioned chewy molasses bars full of ginger, cinnamon, and raisins.