You don’t have to worry about scooping messy spoonfuls of dough, cookie by cookie.
It’s all in one batch!
Simply fill a pan and bake ‘em up, and you’ve got warm, fresh-from-the-oven bar cookies.
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If you don’t have any on hand, you might easilymake your own.
Candy-coated peanut butter pieces and coarsely chopped peanuts embellish the tops.
Blood Orange Bars
Fresh blood orange juice brings these cookie bars a splash ofsunny citrus flavor.
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Dust the golden bars with powdered sugar for the grand finale.
No blood oranges stocked?
Regular freshly-squeezed orange juice also does the trick.
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Cherry-Crumb Bars
Cravingtart cherries?
Bring them to the dessert table in this easy bar cookie recipe.
Oatmeal cookie mix and a quick homemadepowdered sugar icingmake easy work of this stunning sweet-tart treat.
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Oats and rich chocolate complete the three layers of the soft, chewy bars.
Pair a square with a big glass of milk or mug ofhot chocolate.
Lemon-Lime Bars
Lemon bars have long been a family favorite.
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Pump up the citrus zing of the classic dessert with a luscious layer of lime.
Garnish withlemon-lime zest, then dust on a sprinkling of powdered sugar to finish.
No-Bake Butterscotch-Pretzel Bars
Gather some sweet pantry staples and get cooking.
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Gooey Butter Bars
Sink your teeth into lush, buttery bites of honey-ginger sweetness.
The beauty of this bar recipe?
Its a blank canvas for any baker’s imagination.
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Good luck stopping at just one of these bar cookies.
The warm-spiced cake-like bars are covered in a simple, yet irresistiblecream cheese frostingfor the perfect tangy-sweet bite.
Four-Nut Maple Bars
Indulge in these whole-wheat, maple-laced nutty cookie bars.
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Frost them with a homemade chocolate-hazelnut concoction, then garnish with your favorite toasted nuts for a crunchy finale.
They’re so delicious, you might evensneak one for breakfast.
Cinnamon Bars
Fans ofsnickerdoodleswill devour these cookie bars.
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