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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 almost reeses peanut butter bars

Almost Reeses Peanut Butter Bars

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

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for black and white bars

Black and White Bars

Made with hazelnuts, evaporated milk, butter, chocolate chips, white chocolate, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for malted milk squares

Malted Milk Squares

Made with sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, malted milk powder, milk, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for blueberry oat bars

Blueberry Oat Bars

Made with water, sugar, oats, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, nuts, baking soda, salt, margarine or butter, blueberries

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

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

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recipe for cowboy candy bars

Cowboy Candy Bars

Made with peanut butter, chocolate chips, oatmeal, butter, corn syrup, brown sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for kit kat bars

Kit Kat Bars

Made with peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips, Ritz crackers, graham crackers, brown sugar, sugar, butter or margarine, milk, vanilla extract, butterscotch chips

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for melt away bars

Melt Away Bars

Made with colored sugar, butter or margarine, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, nuts

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for quick & nutty cheese bars

Quick & Nutty Cheese Bars

Made with golden cake mix, butter, walnuts, cream cheese, brown sugar


Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for bakery cafe pecan bar cookies

Bakery Cafe Pecan Bar Cookies

Made with heavy cream, egg yolks, flour, butter, brown sugar, sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cardamom barfi

Cardamom Barfi

Made with pistachios, walnuts, sugar, milk, salt, corn syrup, margarine or butter, cardamom

Method:   stovetop
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 almond pastry

Almond Pastry

Made with almonds, almond extract, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, cream cheese, eggs, sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for easy lemon squares

Easy Lemon Squares

Made with butter or stick margarine, eggs, sugar, lemon rind, lemon juice, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for sad cake

Sad Cake

Made with brown sugar, biscuit baking mix, eggs, oil, pecans

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for soft granola bars

Soft Granola Bars

Made with baking soda, brown sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, oats, flour, raisins or chocolate chips, nuts or flaked coconut, ground cinnamon, ground cloves

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cherry mash

Cherry Mash

Made with peanut butter, nuts, semisweet chocolate chips, cherry frosting, marshmallow creme

Method:   microwave
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for butterscotch oatmeal bars

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

recipe for apple cranberry crumb bars

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

recipe for coconut-corn flake squares

Coconut-Corn Flake Squares

Made with confectioners' sugar, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour, corn flakes, coconut

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 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

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 strawberry ribbon squares

Strawberry Ribbon Squares

Made with lemon juice, frozen sliced strawberries, water, flour, sugar, butter or margarine, instant vanilla pudding mix, milk, Dream Whip dessert topping mix, strawberry...

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for no-bake cranberry coconut bars

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

recipe for heavenly almond bars

Heavenly Almond Bars

Made with almond extract, egg whites, almonds, sugar, egg yolks, baking powder, salt, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for coconut-pecan bars

Coconut-Pecan Bars

Made with flaked coconut, butter or margarine, sugar, salt, eggs, vanilla extract, brown sugar, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for whole wheat carrot date bars

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

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 pumpkin mousse bars

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


recipe for iced spiced ginger bread bars

Iced Spiced Ginger Bread Bars

Made with shortening, butter, hot coffee, salt, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, sugar, flour


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 best zucchini bars

Best Zucchini Bars

Made with zucchini, carrot, rolled oats, margarine, almond extract, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, salt, cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


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 caramel slice

Caramel Slice

Made with margarine, brown sugar, coconut, egg, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, pecans

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for candy corn rice crispy treats

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


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 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 haupia, hawaiian luau cake

Haupia, Hawaiian Luau Cake

Made with cornstarch, coconut milk, water, sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for cheesecake squares

Cheesecake Squares

Made with toppings, sour cream, eggs, graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice, lemon peel, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for cherry cheesecake squares

Cherry Cheesecake Squares

Made with cherry pie filling, eggs, vanilla extract, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter or margarine, cream cheese

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for chocolate cherry bars

Chocolate Cherry Bars

Made with milk, sugar, semisweet chocolate chips, devil's food cake mix, cherry pie filling, almond extract, eggs, butter

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


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 special k bars

Special K Bars

Made with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter, Special K cereal

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for pumpkin cheesecake bars

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Made with ground allspice, ground cinnamon, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, butter, pecans, cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for chinese chews

Chinese Chews

Made with eggs, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, dates, walnuts

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chocolate mincemeat bars

Chocolate Mincemeat Bars

Made with confectioners' sugar, semisweet chocolate chips, shortening, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, mincemeat

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

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 butterscotch cheesecake bars

Butterscotch Cheesecake Bars

Made with vanilla extract, egg, graham cracker crumbs, butterscotch morsels, cream cheese, margarine, sweetened condensed milk, nuts

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for halva (almond dessert)

Halva (Almond Dessert)

Made with cream of wheat, sugar, honey, water, cinnamon, butter, almonds

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 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 glorified graham crackers

Glorified Graham Crackers

Made with graham crackers, sugar, egg, nuts, milk, coconut, graham cracker crumbs, butter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for crystallized ginger bar cookies

Crystallized Ginger Bar Cookies

Made with flour, brown sugar, ground ginger, baking powder, salt, butter, crystallized ginger

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for creme de menthe bars

Creme de Menthe Bars

Made with cocoa powder, confectioners' sugar, butter, egg, vanilla extract, graham cracker crumbs, creme de menthe, semisweet chocolate chips

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for low-fat blueberry popcorn bars

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




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