25 Bar Cookie Recipes You’ll Want to Bake for Your Superbowl Parties
There’s just something about bar cookies that makes them impossible to resist. Thick, chewy, gooey, and packed with flavor, these treats come together fast and disappear even faster.
This collection brings together classic favorites and creative twists that turn simple ingredients into total crowd-pleasers. From chocolate-loaded classics to rich, layered bars with serious wow factor, these recipes are perfect for holidays, potlucks, or just because. Easy to bake, easy to share, and always a hit, these bar cookies are comfort food at its very best.
Carmelitas
Carmelita’s cookie bars are a rich, layered treat made with oatmeal, nuts, chocolate, caramel, and crumble crust. Each bite is a perfect blend of chewy, sweet, salty, and nutty.
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Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars
Take your sugar cookie recipe up a notch with these delicious Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars. These are an easy, flavorful dessert made with pantry ingredients, with no chill time required.
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Amazing Apple Cookies Bars Recipe
Enjoy fabulous fall flavors with these amazing apple cookie bars. Here is how to make them!
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Monster Cookie Bars
Easy and chewy Monster Cookie Bars are a perfect afternoon treat for kiddos! Change the colors of the M&M’s for all your favorite holidays!
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3-Ingredient Shortbread Cookies Recipe
These 3-ingredient shortbread cookies are sweet, buttery, and delightfully crumbly! They’re melt-in-your-mouth tender yet still give that delightful crispy bite. Made with just butter, sugar, and flour, these classic cookies are as perfect for your holiday parties as they are for anytime of the year. 3 ingredients, endless buttery goodness!
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Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie bars are easy to make! Unlike chocolate chip cookies, these bars require no chilling. Just prepare the dough and bake it. Seriously, some of the best cookie bars you’ll ever have!
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Crunchy Sweet and Salty Bars
Pretzel Frito Peanut Butter Cup Bars feature a layer of chocolate chips, peanuts, and peanut butter cups on top of a crust of crushed pretzels and corn chips, held together with sweetened condensed milk. Perfect for game day or graduation party.
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Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
Satisfy your sweet tooth with these easy and delicious Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars! Perfect for any occasion and sure to be a crowd pleaser, now you can enjoy all the flavors of classic sugar cookies, without having to chill/roll out the dough.
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No-Bake Cookie Butter Bars (Vegan)
Just because it’s smoking hot outside doesn’t mean you don’t want something delicious to eat, right?! A solid no-bake dessert recipe is a must-have in every kitchen. And these easy No-Bake Cookie Butter Bars are exactly that. Three unbelievably scrumptious layers of Biscoff cookie butter yum in a no-bake dessert bar. You’ll be making these all summer long!
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Mint Nanaimo Bars (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
It ain’t the holidays until I’ve devoured an entire plate and week’s worth of calories of Mint Nanaimo Bars. The crunchy chocolate-coconut base is smothered in a smooth peppermint-flavored frosting and topped with a thin, rich layer of chocolate. Whatever you want to call it, this combination of Nanaimo bar magic is pure heaven, and I’ve taken it a step further to make sure everyone can enjoy it this season by creating a vegan and gluten-free mint Nanaimo bar recipe. Can you hear the angels sing?
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Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars
Chocolate and peanut butter collide in this decadent peanut butter cup cookie bar recipe. If you are a lover of cookies, you have to try these homemade chocolate chip cookie bars, stuffed with peanut butter cups, walnuts, and the perfect amount of chocolate chips in each bite.
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Graham Cracker Pecan Cookie Bars
Today, I’ve got one of the most delicious but simple cookies you’ll ever make. These graham cracker pecan cookie bars are kind of a play on a 7-layer bar, but even better! They’re packed with chocolate chips and pecans, but the graham cracker taste still shines through.
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Easter Blondies
These Easter Blondies are rich, buttery, and packed with sweet bursts of chocolate from chopped mini eggs. They have a chewy texture with crisp, golden edges and a soft center, making them the perfect Easter dessert.
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Marshmallow Crumble Sugar Cookie Bars
Super thick and chewy, topped with gooey marshmallows, cookie pieces, chocolate candies, and rainbow sprinkles, Marshmallow Crumble Sugar Cookie Bars are an absolute treat. These sugar cookie bars are such a fun dessert, and both kids and adults alike will love them! I love to make them when we have friends and family over, and they are also perfect for birthday parties.
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Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Impress your family and friends with these moist, creamy, and crunchy Blueberry Cheesecake Bars. This delicious, refreshing, and easy-to-make summer dessert is a real crowd-pleaser. A simple oatmeal cookie crust is topped with juicy blueberries and finished with a layer of cream cheese topping.
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German Chocolate Bars
When I was growing up, we had German chocolate cake every year for my dad’s birthday; it’s definitely his favorite cake! My mom made the frosting from scratch, and it was amazing, but sometimes it’s nice to have a simple little recipe that gives you the same flavor without all the work.
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Ginger Crunch
Ginger crunch is a classic New Zealand slice best described as a cookie bar topped with ginger icing, but this dramatically under-sells it. The base is buttery shortbread, and the topping is rich, smooth, and sweet, all with a wonderful ginger kick. Deliciously good, and easy to make too.
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Cookie Dough Bars
Featuring almond flour, these Cookie Dough Bars are an amazingly delicious treat that’s healthier than your average cookie! Filled with chocolate chips, topped with salt, and coated with a delectable chocolate base, this will be your family’s favorite treat. Make your ordinary weekday dinner special with this as a healthy after-dinner treat!
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Gluten Free Magic Bars (Easy Recipe)
Indulge in these irresistible gluten-free magic bars, layered with a graham cracker crust, chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts, all drizzled with sweetened condensed milk. Pure magic!
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How To Make Lemon Squares Bar Cookies
These lemon squares are tangy and sweet, with a rich, creamy custard and buttery crust. The recipe is the best one I’ve found for these old-fashioned cookie bars.
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Pecan Shortbread Bars [Chocolate and Maple Syrup]
These Chocolate Maple Pecan Shortbread Bars are perfectly sweet and salty, which is essential in any good dessert! They’re like pecan pie but in bar form, making them more easily transportable and perfect for Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving, Christmas cookie exchange, etc. The pecan shortbread bars are made without corn syrup and instead sweetened with maple syrup, which adds tasty hints of caramel and vanilla.
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Tropical Delight: Easy Coconut Lime Bars for Your Next Gathering
I love lemon cookies and coconut lime cookies, but sometimes I just don’t have the time or patience to make batches of individual cookies to feed all my friends. These coconut lime bars are my solution. Not only are they quick to make, but they also bring together the refreshing tang of lime and the sweetness of coconut in a soft, brownie-like texture. My mouth is literally watering as I type this. I get asked for this recipe every time I make them. Whether you’re hosting a summer barbecue or a small gathering, these bars are guaranteed to be a hit. With a few easy adjustments, they’re even gluten-free and dairy-free friendly, making them accessible to more guests… and they pair well with many foods, especially with my Summer Cobb Salad!
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Congo Bars
A beloved classic in the world of baked goods, Congo bars offer a deliciously rich, chewy treat that’s perfect for dessert lovers. With a delightful combination of flavors and a satisfying texture, these chocolate chip bars are a hit at parties, picnics, or simply as a sweet snack at home.
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Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oh, let me tell you about these delightful Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies that we adored in our home since I was a little kid! It was a regular thing during December, as my mother, Ida, would whip up a large batch of these mouthwatering treats. She would keep them in old coffee cans in the freezer, and of course, we would find them and sneak some out!
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M&M Cookie bars
M&M Cookie Bars are a simple and fun treat that kids can help make! You can customize them for any season by using M&Ms from a seasonal package. For example, green for St. Patrick’s Day, or red, white, and blue for Memorial Day.
Get the Recipe: M&M Cookie bars.
