Made with pecans, butter, eggs, pumpkin, sugar, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, groundcloves, yellow cake mix
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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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Pumpkin Bars
Melt Away Bars
Made with colored sugar, butter or margarine, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, nuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Quick & Nutty Cheese Bars
Made with golden cake mix, butter, walnuts, cream cheese, brown sugar
Time: 30-60 minutes
Low-Fat Blueberry Popcorn Bars
Made with margarine or butter, white vanilla chips, miniature marshmallows, dried blueberries, microwave popcorn, popcorn
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Low-Fat Fitness Energy Bars
Made with rolled oats, peanut butter, crispy brown rice cereal, sesame seeds, dried, unsulfured apricots, raisins or currants, protein powder, wheat germ, brown rice syrup...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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Goofy Bars
Made with chocolate chips, miniature marshmallows, eggs, water, white or yellow cake mix, brown sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cardamom Barfi
Made with pistachios, walnuts, sugar, milk, salt, corn syrup, margarine or butter, cardamom
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Richard Simmons' Diamond Lemon Bars
Made with graham cracker crumbs, margarine, egg whites, egg, sugar, all-purpose flour, lemon zest, lemon juice
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Almond Pastry
Made with almonds, almond extract, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, cream cheese, eggs, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Mississippi Mud Bars
Made with eggs, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt, flaked coconut, marshmallow creme, unsalted butter, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Oreo Caramel Delight
Made with frozen whipped topping, cream cheese, chocolate cream Oreo cookies, caramels, margarine, evaporated milk, powdered sugar, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Cherry Mash
Made with peanut butter, nuts, semisweet chocolate chips, cherry frosting, marshmallow creme
Method: microwave
Time: 2-5 hours
Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars
Made with butterscotch morsels, flaked coconut, nuts, butter or margarine, sugar, brown sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, rolled oats
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Apple Cranberry Crumb Bars
Made with baking powder, salt, butter, tart apples, sugar, flour, lemon juice, orange juice, cranberry sauce
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Coconut Crunch Surprise Bars
Made with pretzels, butter, egg, sugar, corn syrup, eggs, pecans, butterscotch chips, coconut
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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
Caramel Sticks
Made with pecans, brown sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla extract, butter, baking powder, flour
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Raspberry Linzer Bars
Made with raspberry jam, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, flour, walnuts or hazelnuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
No-Bake Cranberry Coconut Bars
Made with walnut, butter, brown sugar, quick rolled oats, corn syrup, dried cranberries, flaked coconut
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Margarita Cheesecake Bars
Made with lime peel, sugar, lemon cake mix, lime juice, unflavored gelatin, cream cheese
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Coconut Lime Bars
Made with eggs, brown sugar, salt, butter, shredded sweetened coconut, sugar, all-purpose flour
Time: 1-2 hours
Pineapple Cheesecake Squares
Made with cream cheese, eggs, all-purpose flour, sugar, crushed pineapple, pineapple juice, whipping cream
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Heavenly Almond Bars
Made with almond extract, egg whites, almonds, sugar, egg yolks, baking powder, salt, flour
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Lemon Love Notes
Made with butter, powdered sugar, flour, lemon juice, lemon, eggs, sugar, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Pineapple Oatmeal Bars
Made with butter, baking soda, sugar, cornstarch, crushed pineapple, lemon juice, oats, flour, brown sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Whole Wheat Carrot Date Bars
Made with walnuts, carrots, whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, honey, vanilla extract, dates
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Rice Krispies Crispy Fudge
Made with Rice Krispies cereal, chocolate chips, margarine, corn syrup, vanilla extract, confectioners' sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Lemon Chess Bars
Made with cream cheese, lemon or yellow cake mix, eggs, margarine, powdered sugar
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Apricot Rice Krispies Bars
Made with miniature marshmallows, dried apricots, almonds, butter, brown sugar, nonstick cooking spray, ground cinnamon, white chocolate chips, Grand Marnier liqueur
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Frosted Creams
Made with cinnamon, flour, shortening or margarine, sugar, eggs, molasses, sour milk, baking soda, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Bird Seed Energy Bars
Made with old-fashioned rolled oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, whole wheat flour, eggs, honey, canola oil, vanilla extract, salt
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Pumpkin Mousse Bars
Made with flour, quick oats, brown sugar, butter, instant French vanilla pudding mix, milk, canned pumpkin, pecans
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cranberry White Chocolate Rice Krispies Treats
Made with dried cranberries, butter, miniature marshmallows, vanilla, white chocolate chips, Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Iced Spiced Ginger Bread Bars
Made with shortening, butter, hot coffee, salt, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, sugar, flour
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cape Cod Cranberry Squares
Made with pecans or almonds, fresh cranberries, sugar, eggs, butter, almond extract, flour
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Coconut Chews
Made with baking powder, powdered sugar, salt, flour, vanilla extract, eggs, walnuts, brown sugar, flaked coconut
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Chocolate Raspberry Creams
Made with shortening, semisweet chocolate, heavy cream, butter, vanilla extract, white chocolate chips, raspberry preserves, raspberry brandy
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Apple Crisp Brownies
Made with walnuts, apples, vegetable oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Blueberry Cream Cheese Yum-Yum Squares
Made with frozen nondairy whipped topping, blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, water, flour, margarine, pecans, cream cheese
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
Apple Danish Bar
Made with milk, egg yolk, apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, butter, powdered sugar, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cherry-Coconut Bars
Made with confectioners' sugar, butter, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, maraschino cherries
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Best Zucchini Bars
Made with zucchini, carrot, rolled oats, margarine, almond extract, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, salt, cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Butterfinger Bars
Made with chocolate chips, margarine, brown sugar, sugar, quick-cooking oats, peanut butter
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Candy Corn Rice Crispy Treats
Made with yellow and red food coloring, candy pumpkins, butter, crispy rice cereal, miniature marshmallows, candy corn and Indian candy corn, miniature chocolate chips
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Bars
Made with all-purpose flour, eggs, corn syrup, sugar, vanilla extract, brown sugar, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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