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!
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15 Minute Bars
Cheerio Marshmallow Peanut Butter Squares
Made with Cheerios cereal, butter, miniature marshmallows, peanut butter
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 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
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Coconut Crunch Surprise Bars
Made with pretzels, butter, egg, sugar, corn syrup, eggs, pecans, butterscotch chips, coconut
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Chess Squares
Made with cream cheese, butter cake mix, butter, egg, confectioners' sugar, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Hollywood Squares
Made with semisweet baking chocolate, peanut butter, powdered sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, graham cracker crumbs, butter
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Chocolate Caramel Squares
Made with sweetened condensed milk, sugar, flour, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Banana Marshmallow Cake Mix Squares
Made with bananas, yellow cake mix, butter, eggs, nuts, miniature marshmallows, instant vanilla pudding mix
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Toffee Caramel Bars
Made with sweetened condensed milk, vanilla caramels, butter cake mix, oil, eggs, chocolate chips, vanilla milk chips, chocolate-covered toffee candy bars, butter or...
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Caramel Sticks
Made with pecans, brown sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla extract, butter, baking powder, flour
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
Baby Food Bars
Made with cream cheese, cinnamon, eggs, sugar, flour, carrot baby food, applesauce baby food, apricot baby food, oil, baking soda
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Salted Nut Roll Dessert
Made with crisped rice cereal, peanuts, vanilla extract, yellow cake mix, egg, butter or margarine, miniature marshmallows, peanut butter chips, light corn syrup
Method: oven, microwave
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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
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
Grasshopper Creme De Menthe Bars
Made with vanilla extract, eggs, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, powdered sugar, butter, creme de menthe
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Better Butterscotch Bars
Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, coconut
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cake Mix Butterscotch Bars
Made with butterscotch baking chips, pecans, egg, white cake mix, instant butterscotch pudding mix, milk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Paradise Bars
Made with pecan pieces, unsweetened coconut flakes, salt, baking powder, butter, brown sugar, flour, vanilla extract, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Butterfinger Rice Krispie Treats
Made with shortening, butter, peanut butter, Rice Krispies cereal, marshmallows, Butterfinger candy bars, milk chocolate chips
Method: microwave, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
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
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
Butterfinger Bars
Made with chocolate chips, margarine, brown sugar, sugar, quick-cooking oats, peanut butter
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 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
Easy Peach Bars
Made with ground nutmeg, ground cloves, shortening, flour, sugar, peaches, eggs, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Apricot Coconut Squares
Made with apricots, flour, butter, sugar, eggs, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, lemon juice
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Nanaimo Bar
Made with chocolate syrup, sugar, cocoa powder, egg substitute, graham cracker crumbs, almonds, coconut, butter, sour cream
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Frosted Pumpkin Bars
Made with sugar, flour, pumpkin, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cream cheese
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pumpkin Spice Bars
Made with eggs, graham cracker or gingersnap crumbs, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt
Method: oven
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
Rhubarb Custard Bars
Made with butter or margarine, sugar, flour, whipping cream, eggs, fresh or frozen rhubarb
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Heavenly Brownie Cheese Cake
Made with vanilla extract, egg, sugar, fudge brownie mix, cream cheese
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
Key Lime Cheesecake Squares
Made with graham wafer crumbs, vanilla wafer crumbs, almonds or crushed pecans, margarine, non-stick cooking spray, all-purpose flour, cream cheese, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Butterscotch Squares
Made with nuts, butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Butterscotch Krispy Treats
Made with margarine or butter, marshmallows, miniature marshmallows, butterscotch instant pudding mix, Rice Krispies cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Corn Pops
Made with baking soda, vanilla extract, Corn Pops cereal, pecan, butter, sugar, corn syrup
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Marshmallow Peanut Butter Squares
Made with miniature marshmallows, milk chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, margarine, peanut butter, cereal rice cereal
Method: stovetop
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
Make your mornings a little less hectic with these overnight breakfast recipes. Prep the night before and enjoy a warm, comforting meal in the morning.
A can of cream of mushroom soup can be a real dinner saver. It works great in casseroles and can turn into a sauce or gravy in a pinch.
Keeping a can of frozen orange juice concentrate in the freezer means you can make more than just orange juice. Try it in a variety of orange-flavored recipes.