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Bar cookies are halfway between a cake, and a cookie. In general, they are baked in a pan (although there are many no-bake varieties) and, when cooled, sliced into squares or rectangles.  They differ from cakes because the dough is much stiffer than that of a cake, and once baked, you have a denser product that is usually easy to eat with your fingers (like a cookie).  On the other end of the spectrum, the walls of a cake pan allow you to bake a more liquid ingredient such as custard or cheesecake filling that will then solidify during baking. This allows the baking of the bar cookies in several distinct layers that give them an attractive and sophisticated look.  Baking up a batch of bars is often a quick way to make cookies for a crowd, because unlike other forms of cookies, you don’t have to shape each cookie individually…you bake it all at once. Is something missing?  Submit your favorite bar cookie recipe here!

Knock You Naked Brownies
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Knock You Naked Brownies
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Knock You Naked Brownies

Moist chocolate chip brownies with a gooey caramel layer in the center.

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Italian Rainbow Cookies
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Italian Rainbow Cookies

Almond cake bar with chocolate topping and apricot jam, in the colors of the Italian flag.

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Seven Layer Magic Bars
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Seven Layer Magic Bars

A rich and chewy bar with chocolate, butterscotch, coconut and nuts.

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Torta Fregolotta
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Torta Fregolotta

This “Italian Crumb Cookie” is a flavorful break-apart shortbread.

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Chocolate Mint Brownies
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Chocolate Mint Brownies

Brownie base with a creamy mint topping, topped with chocolate.

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Christmas Tree Brownie Pops
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Christmas Tree Brownie Pops

Fudgy brownies baked in a round cake pan and sliced into Christmas trees!