Bar Recipes

There’s nothing easier or more satisfying than a good par recipe. Try our takes on the classic lemon bar, pumpkin bar, cookie bar and more.

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    Top 10 Dessert Bars

    A surefire hit at potlucks and parties, these top-rated recipes for dessert bars and easy bar cookies are the perfect way to feed a crowd.

    Low-Carb Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

    These cheesecake bars have four delectable layers: a buttery crust, a creamy cheesecake filling, chocolaty morsels and a crumbly topping....


    Strawberry and Peach Lime Custard Bars

    After I baked, my dad would always find his way to the kitchen and ask if he could try what...


    How to Make Lemon-Frosted Fruit Bars from the 1940s

    I found this vintage recipe in a Betty Crocker recipe book from 1943. I adapted it slightly to make these...


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    Rhubarb Berry Bars

    Our calendar always fills up fast with potlucks and picnics to see family and friends and this is a dessert...

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    Butterscotch Peanut Squares

    These bars, which our family refers to as peanut butter brownies, are delicious! They slice and pack easily making them...


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    Chocolate-Hazelnut Magic Bars

    This hazelnut bar recipe puts a Nutella spin on the classic magic bar! Drizzle melted Nutella spread on top for...

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    Vegan Tropical Magic Bars

    Magic bars are one of the easiest treats you can make and I decided to give them a couple of...


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    Lemony Layer Bars

    One of my favorite cakes is a white chocolate cake with coconut lemon filling, dark chocolate frosting and almonds. This...


    Cake Mix Brownies

    These cake mix brownies are a mashup of two of my favorite desserts. A woman I worked with gave me...


    Magic Brownie Bars

    When I was a kid, one of my all-time favorite treats was magic cookie bars. This recipe combines all the...

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    Apricot Mud Hen Cake Bars

    These mud hen bars have been in my family for generations. My maternal grandmother gave this recipe to my mother,...


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    No-Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

    I have to be super careful when cooking for my daughter because of food sensitivities, so I make these no-bake...


    Key Lime Blondie Bars

    Here’s my tropical take on a beloved treat. These Key lime bars combine the taste of the classic pie with...


    Fried Ice Cream Dessert Bars

    Fried ice cream is such a delicious treat, but it can be a hassle to make individual servings. This recipe...


    Banana Split Cake Bars

    Summer isn’t summer without a banana split or two, and these fun bars bring that same delicious flavor in potluck-perfect...

    Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars

    These cheesecake bars layer a buttery pecan shortbread crust with a rich and creamy filling and sweet-tart strawberry rhubarb jam....


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    76 Dessert Bar Recipes for Summer Parties

    Get ready for your next outdoor get-together. These summer dessert bars will satisfy everyone's sweet cravings with seasonal ingredients and...


    Skillet Chocolate Chunk Walnut Blondies

    Put these beauties out at a potluck and you’ll find only crumbs on your platter when it’s time to head...


    Peanut Butter Bars

    I got this recipe when working as a school cafeteria manager years ago. These bars were so popular with kids...


    Scottish Shortbread Cookies

    This simple three-ingredient shortbread cookie recipe makes wonderfully rich, tender cookies. Serve them with fresh berries of the season for...


    Date Nut Bars

    I've had this recipe since 1938, when the girls I worked with game me a bridal shower. One of their...


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    Apple Caramel Cheesecake Bars

    The streusel topping that comes with this recipe for apple cream cheese bars is absolutely irresistible. If you can’t resist...


    Golden M&M’s Bars

    Our family loves to take drives, and I often bring these M&M cookie bars along for snacking in the car....


    Coconut Raspberry Bars

    While mixing a batch of plain bars, I was inspired to add raspberry preserves and flaked coconut to the dough…and...

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    Calgary Nanaimo Bars

    This version of Nanaimo bars may claim roots in Alberta, but the original was said to be dreamed up in...


    Fruity Cereal Bars

    With dried apples and cranberries, these crispy cereal bars are perfect for snacks or brown-bag lunches. —Giovanna Kranenberg, Cambridge, Minnesota


    Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

    My secret to these rich no-bake bites? Pretzels in the crust. They add a salty crunch to the classic peanut...


    Fruit Cocktail Bars

    My mother passed this recipe on to me. The moist bars have a delightful fruity taste, perfect for potlucks in...


    Honey-Pecan Squares

    When we left Texas to head north, a neighbor gave me so many pecans from his trees that my trunk...


    Cinnamon Granola Bars

    I make these at least once a week for my husband, David. He takes one in his lunch every week...