Made with peanut butter, oatmeal, brown sugar, butter, chocolate chips
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
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!
jump to the recipes
15 Minute Bars
Cherry Mash
Made with peanut butter, nuts, semisweet chocolate chips, cherry frosting, marshmallow creme
Method: microwave
Time: 2-5 hours
Diabetic Applesauce And Raisin Bars
Made with walnuts, margarine, granular sugar substitute, egg, applesauce, all-purpose flour, baking soda, apple pie spice, salt, raisins
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Delta Bars
Made with nuts, brown sugar, margarine, sugar, egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, self-rising flour, egg white
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Coconut Pineapple Bars
Made with coconut, nuts, flour, sugar, baking soda, eggs, crushed pineapple, butter
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Get our daily recipe newsletter!
Every day we send out a featured recipe and our editor's favorite picks. Don't miss out!
Green Tomato Bars
Made with nuts, oats, salt, baking soda, green tomatoes, brown sugar, lemon juice, lemon extract, butter, flour
Method: oven, 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
Back Street Deli Door County Cherry Bars
Made with walnuts, salt, baking powder, sugar, flour, butter, powdered sugar, frozen bing cherries, vanilla extract, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
German Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
Made with butter, cream cheese, sugar substitute, eggs, unsweetened chocolate, vanilla, heavy cream
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Polish Mazurek Cakes
Made with salt, butter, eggs, heavy cream, golden raisins, pitted dates, pitted cherries, pecans or walnuts, orange, lemon
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
Rice Krispie Balls
Made with sweetened condensed milk, butter, caramels, Rice Krispies, marshmallows
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Sweet Marie Bars
Made with cocoa powder, salt, milk, corn syrup, peanut butter, brown sugar, Rice Krispies or Special K cereal, powdered sugar, butter or margarine
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Three Layer Bars
Made with cocoa powder, powdered sugar, egg, vanilla extract, nuts, graham cracker crumbs, coconut, butter or margarine, cream
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Blueberry Crisp Squares
Made with graham cracker crumbs, butter, blueberries, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Milk Chocolate Almond Bars
Made with almonds, butter, brown sugar, flour, salt, milk chocolate chips
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Mincemeat Squares
Made with baking soda, salt, quick-cooking oats, flour, butter or margarine, brown sugar, milk, lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Bean Granola Bars
Made with oatmeal, fruit granola cereal, raisins, coconut, sliced almonds, golden raisins, dried cranberries, dried apricots, butter, honey
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Caramel Slice
Made with margarine, brown sugar, coconut, egg, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, pecans
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Apple-Rhubarb Crumble Squares
Made with butter, flour, pie crust, rhubarb, apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Rice Krispie Treats on a Stick
Made with chocolate chips, wooden popsicle sticks, butter, marshmallows, miniature marshmallows, Rice Krispies cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Black and White Bars
Made with hazelnuts, evaporated milk, butter, chocolate chips, white chocolate, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Chocolate Marshmallow Bars
Made with eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, salt, baking cocoa, nuts, miniature marshmallows, chocolate chips
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Gianduja Chocolate Squares
Made with vegetable oil, hazelnuts, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, milk chocolate
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Bakery Cafe Pecan Bar Cookies
Made with heavy cream, egg yolks, flour, butter, brown sugar, sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Frozen Lemon Squares
Made with graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter or margarine, egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, yellow food coloring, lemon juice, whipped topping
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Clark Bar Cookies
Made with chocolate chips, peanut butter, butter or margarine, brown sugar, vanilla extract, corn syrup, quick-cooking oats
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Ambrosia Bars
Made with butterscotch chips, orange zest, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, shortening, brown sugar, egg, orange juice
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 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
Jewel Bars
Made with chocolate chips, candied cherries, flour, brown sugar, butter, egg, salt, mixed nuts
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars
Made with raspberry jam, chopped nuts, butter, flour, brown sugar, salt, semisweet chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Cowboy Candy Bars
Made with peanut butter, chocolate chips, oatmeal, butter, corn syrup, brown sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Tipper Gore's Tennessee Treats
Made with salt, cloves, brown sugar, egg whites, honey, baking powder, water, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, allspice
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Chess Squares
Made with cream cheese, butter cake mix, butter, egg, confectioners' sugar, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Caramel Squares
Made with sweetened condensed milk, sugar, flour, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Almond Shortbread Bars
Made with all-purpose flour, sugar, butter, egg, almond extract, water, almonds
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Turtle Sundae Dessert
Made with pecan halves, vanilla ice cream, semisweet chocolate chips, German chocolate cake mix, caramels, evaporated milk, butter or margarine, pecans
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chews
Made with marshmallows, honey, peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips, peanuts, crisped rice cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Frosted Banana Bars
Made with butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, bananas
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Caramel Krispie Bars
Forget boring snacks; these layered bites of marshmallow and caramel drama are here to steal the spotlight.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Peanut Butter Krispy Treats
Made with crisped rice cereal, margarine or butter, marshmallows, miniature marshmallows, peanut butter
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
German Christmas Lebkuchen (Spice Bars)
Made with confectioner's sugar, egg whites, honey, flour, unblanched almonds, cinnamon, ground cloves, mixed candied fruits, baking powder
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cake Mix Lemon Squares
Made with sugar, white cake mix, egg, vegetable oil, lemon juice, cream cheese
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Delicious recipes for red velvet cakes, cupcakes, and cheesecakes.
Ah, the unassuming envelope of onion soup mix. It's more than just for onion soup (or dip). It adds tremendous flavor (and convenience) in all these recipes.
Pumpkins aren't just for pies or Halloween decorations. These large, orange gourds - while naturally sweet - also work well in savory dishes. They pair well with poultry and pork (and especially bacon) and their creamy-when-cooked texture blends easily into soups.