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Dessert Bars and Squares

Dessert Bars and Squares

Bars, also called "squares" or "bar cookies" are a popular dessert or treat. Denser than cake but softer than cookies and sweeter than bread. Usually baked in a square or rectangular pan. Great for picnics, school parties, or taking to the office. Very versatile as you can see by the thousands of recipes we have!



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recipe for kowalski's nut goodie bars

Kowalski's Nut Goodie Bars

Made with Spanish peanuts, maple flavoring, powdered sugar, butterscotch chips, semisweet chocolate chips, creamy peanut butter, butter, regular vanilla pudding, evaporated...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for chocodiles

Chocodiles

Made with brown sugar, butter, shortening, crunchy peanut butter, vanilla extract, egg, all-purpose flour, salt, semisweet chocolate chips

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for frosted peanut butter bars

Frosted Peanut Butter Bars

Made with eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, peanut butter, shortening, confectioners' sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for peanut butter cheerio bars

Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars

Made with salted peanuts, peanut butter, sugar, honey, Cheerios cereal

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for funky frito fruckies

Funky Frito Fruckies

Made with milk chocolate, Fritos corn chips, sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

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recipe for surfer bars

Surfer Bars

Made with vanilla extract, nuts, butterscotch chips, brown sugar, butter, egg, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for incredible edibles

Incredible Edibles

Made with butter, graham cracker crumbs, chunky peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, chocolate chips


Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for california gold rush bars

California Gold Rush Bars

Made with peanuts, butter, sweetened condensed milk, graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips


Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for kahlua bars

Kahlua Bars

Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, Kahlua, instant coffee, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, milk

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for crispy brown rice squares with almond butter, tahini, and carob chips

Crispy Brown Rice Squares With Almond Butter, Tahini, and Carob Chips

Made with coconut, carob, almond butter, tahini, rice syrup, vanilla extract, salt, brown rice cereal, almonds

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for davy crockett bars

Davy Crockett Bars

Made with vegetable oil, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, oats, chocolate chips, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for chocolate chess bars

Chocolate Chess Bars

Made with fresh raspberries, vanilla extract, egg whites, non-stick cooking spray, devil's food cake mix, egg, margarine, water, cream cheese, powdered sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for peanut butter and honey rice krispies bars

Peanut Butter And Honey Rice Krispies Bars

Made with butterscotch chips, Rice Krispies cereal, peanut butter, honey, sugar, semisweet chocolate chips

Method:   microwave, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for oreo-os graham cracker bars

Oreo-Os Graham Cracker Bars

Made with semisweet chocolate chips, graham crackers, butter, miniature marshmallows, Oreo O's cereal

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for cherry-coconut bars

Cherry-Coconut Bars

Made with confectioners' sugar, butter, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, maraschino cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for graham cracker peanut butter bars

Graham Cracker Peanut Butter Bars

Made with milk chocolate chips, peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, graham crackers

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for prune squares

Prune Squares

Made with walnuts, prunes, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, margarine, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for chocolate cream cheese bars

Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars

Made with vanilla extract, egg, sweetened condensed milk, flour, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, butter, cream cheese

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for little debbie bars

Little Debbie Bars

Made with devil's food cake mix, flour, milk, salt, sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for golden graham squares

Golden Graham Squares

Made with vanilla extract, butter, Golden Grahams cereal, miniature marshmallows, butterscotch chips, peanut butter, corn syrup

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for vanilla pudding and pineapple cream layered squares

Vanilla Pudding And Pineapple Cream Layered Squares

Made with whipping cream, graham cracker crumbs, butter, vanilla pudding and pie filling, milk, crushed pineapple

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for buttermilk coconut bars

Buttermilk Coconut Bars

Made with sugar, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, butter, coconut, walnuts, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, egg

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cranberry fig bars

Cranberry Fig Bars

Made with fresh cranberries, dried figs, honey, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for o'henry bars

O'Henry Bars

Made with chocolate chips, peanut butter, butter or margarine, brown sugar, sugar, oatmeal

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for butterscotch oat squares

Butterscotch Oat Squares

Made with vanilla extract, oats, brown sugar, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for low fat chewy fruit and oatmeal bars

Low Fat Chewy Fruit And Oatmeal Bars

Made with vanilla or plain low-fat yogurt, egg whites, fat-free milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, oats, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for mexican chocolate rice krispy treats

Mexican Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats

Made with pecan pieces, chocolate Rice Krispies cereal, butter, marshmallows, miniature marshmallows, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for peanut butter corn flake bars

Peanut Butter Corn Flake Bars

Made with peanuts, sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter, corn flakes

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for frosted flakes snack

Frosted Flakes Snack

Made with frosted flakes cereal, miniature marshmallows, margarine, peanut butter

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for chocolate delight bars

Chocolate Delight Bars

Made with egg yolk, water, flour, baking powder, chocolate chips, sugar, eggs, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for butter bars

Butter Bars

Made with butter, sugar, egg yolk, flour, egg white

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for chocolate tv roll

Chocolate TV Roll

Made with coconut, egg, icing sugar, graham wafer crumbs, cocoa powder, butter, small colored marshmallows, chopped walnuts


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for pumpkin bars

Pumpkin Bars

Made with pecans, butter, eggs, pumpkin, sugar, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, groundcloves, yellow cake mix

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for treasure chest bars

Treasure Chest Bars

Made with salt, brown sugar, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, milk, salted, mixed nuts, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for coconut goo goo bars

Coconut Goo Goo Bars

Made with all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, light brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flaked coconut

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for date squares

Date Squares

Made with hazelnuts or almonds, water, sugar, brown sugar, margarine or butter, all-purpose flour, quick-cooking oats, salt, chopped dates

Method:   microwave
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cereal yogurt bars

Cereal Yogurt Bars

Made with egg, strawberry yogurt, raisin bran cereal, flour, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, butter or margarine

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for lemon chess bars

Lemon Chess Bars

Made with cream cheese, lemon or yellow cake mix, eggs, margarine, powdered sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for heavenly brownie cheese cake

Heavenly Brownie Cheese Cake

Made with vanilla extract, egg, sugar, fudge brownie mix, cream cheese

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for seven layer magic bars

Seven Layer Magic Bars

Made with nuts, flaked coconut, butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for rice krispies crispy fudge

Rice Krispies Crispy Fudge

Made with Rice Krispies cereal, chocolate chips, margarine, corn syrup, vanilla extract, confectioners' sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for romance bars

Romance Bars

Made with brown sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla extract, walnuts, flaked coconut, maraschino cherries, butter, confectioners' sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for frosted creams

Frosted Creams

Made with cinnamon, flour, shortening or margarine, sugar, eggs, molasses, sour milk, baking soda, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for baileys irish cream bars

Baileys Irish Cream Bars

Made with yellow cake mix, eggs, Bailey's Irish cream, oil, cream cheese vanilla frosting, white chocolate chips

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for apricot cookie bar

Apricot Cookie Bar

Made with vanilla extract, dried apricots, butter or margarine, sugar, baking powder, salt, flour, brown sugar, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for caramel kellogg's rice krispies treats

Caramel Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats

Made with non-stick cooking spray, Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal, margarine, marshmallows, miniature marshmallows, caramel ice cream topping

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for black and white cheesecake bars

Black And White Cheesecake Bars

Made with vanilla extract, egg, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, butter, graham cracker crumbs, cream cheese

Method:   microwave, stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for cherry squares

Cherry Squares

Made with cherry pie filling, lemon extract, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for blueberry granola bars

Blueberry Granola Bars

Made with blueberries, honey, brown sugar, vegetable oil, ground cinnamon, quick-cooking oats

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for almond cream confections

Almond Cream Confections

Made with cocoa powder, vanilla extract, salt, egg, almonds, vanilla wafer crumbs, flaked coconut, semisweet chocolate, butter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for crunchy fudge bars

Crunchy Fudge Bars

Made with water, butter, powdered sugar, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, peanut butter, crispy rice cereal

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for caramel pistachio bars

Caramel Pistachio Bars

Made with pistachios, heavy cream, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, milk, vanilla extract, caramel candies

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for chocolate chip peanut butter bars

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars

Made with powdered sugar, peanut butter, chocolate chip cookie dough, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for captain crunch squares

Captain Crunch Squares

Made with Captain Crunch cereal, butter or margarine, marshmallows

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours




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