Made with butter or stick margarine, eggs, sugar, lemon rind, lemon juice, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 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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Easy Lemon Squares
Maraschino Cherry Bars
Made with eggs, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, maraschino cherries, walnuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Butterscotch Chew Scotchies
Made with butterscotch chips, cashews, yellow cake mix, brown sugar, butter or margarine, eggs, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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Heavenly Almond Bars
Made with almond extract, egg whites, almonds, sugar, egg yolks, baking powder, salt, flour
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Turtle Cookie Bars
Made with butter or margarine, brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet chocolate chips, pecans
Method: oven, stovetop, microwave
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
Apple Crisp Brownies
Made with walnuts, apples, vegetable oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Grand Marnier Nanaimo Bars
Made with coconut, pecans, cocoa powder, sugar, egg, icing sugar, butter, Grand Marnier
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Frosted Pumpkin Bars
Made with sugar, flour, pumpkin, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cream cheese
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Halva (Almond Dessert)
Made with cream of wheat, sugar, honey, water, cinnamon, butter, almonds
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Rosie's Marshmallow Mud Squares
Made with sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, cocoa powder, salt, mini marshmallows, butter
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Coconut Crunch Surprise Bars
Made with pretzels, butter, egg, sugar, corn syrup, eggs, pecans, butterscotch chips, coconut
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Coffee Granola Bars
Made with vanilla extract, egg, honey, instant coffee powder, butter or margarine, rolled oats, raisins, wheat germ, coconut flakes, brown sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Raspberry Custard Kuchen
Made with eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, butter or margarine, whipping cream, raspberries, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Coconut Kahlua Bars
Made with flour, pecans, eggs, instant coffee powder, salt, sugar, brown sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Margarita Cheesecake Bars
Made with lime peel, sugar, lemon cake mix, lime juice, unflavored gelatin, cream cheese
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Cherry Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Made with all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, cream cheese, sugar, egg, chocolate kisses, chopped red or green maraschino cherries, almond extract, Few drops red food...
Time: 1-2 hours
Blackberry Breakfast Bars
Made with brown sugar, blackberries or raspberries, sugar, water, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, flour, quick-cooking rolled oats
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Magical Mystery Bars
Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, saltine crackers, semisweet chocolate chips
Method: stovetop, oven
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
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
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
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
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
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 Krispy Treats
Made with margarine or butter, marshmallows, miniature marshmallows, butterscotch instant pudding mix, Rice Krispies cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Gumdrop Bars
Made with nuts, flour, cinnamon, salt, eggs, brown sugar, evaporated milk, gum drops
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Chocolate Chip Nut Bars
Made with nuts, chocolate chips, salt, butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, flour, baking powder
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Hoosier Chocolate Chip and Peanut Bars
Made with sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, water, semisweet chocolate chips, egg whites, peanuts, flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Almond Pastry
Made with almonds, almond extract, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, cream cheese, eggs, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Raspberry Layer Bars
Made with graham cracker crumbs, butter, semisweet chocolate chips, flaked coconut, sweetened condensed milk, raspberry jam, nuts, white chocolate chips
Method: microwave, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
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
Coconut-Corn Flake Squares
Made with confectioners' sugar, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour, corn flakes, coconut
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Crispy Crunch Bars
Made with miniature marshmallows, margarine or butter, corn syrup, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter, Peanut Butter Puffs cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Tiramisu Cheesecake Bars
Made with semisweet chocolate chips, vanilla extract, rum, vanilla wafer cookie crumbs, instant espresso powder, butter or margarine, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, heavy whipping...
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Apple Streusel Squares
Made with butter, apple slices, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, lemon juice, flour
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Triple Chocolate Rocky Road Bars
Made with peanuts, miniature marshmallows, double chocolate chunk cookie mix, vegetable oil, water, egg, chocolate frosting
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Lime Margarita Bars
Made with lime zest, lime juice, eggs, pretzels, sugar, butter, sweetened condensed milk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Rhubarb, Coconut, and Walnut Dream Bars
Made with flaked coconut, walnuts, all-purpose flour, confectioners' sugar, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, rhubarb
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Banana Bars With Cream Cheese And Peanut Butter Frosting
Made with sugar, brown sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, salt, bananas
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Butterscotch Confetti Squares
Made with miniature marshmallows, butter, peanut butter, butterscotch chips
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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