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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!

Bars
Jeweled Holiday Brownies
4.5 rating based on 12,345 ratings
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Jeweled Holiday Brownies

A moist brownie dressed up for the holidays with red and green candied cherries.

Bars, Cakes
Kahlua Gingerbread
4.5 rating based on 12,345 ratings
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Kahlua Gingerbread

A dense gingerbread cake/bar with a shot of Kahlua for a coffee-infused flavor.

Bars
Lemon Ice Bars
4.3 rating based on 12,345 ratings
4.3/5 (3)

Lemon Ice Bars

A granola and maraschino bar cookie topped with a tangy lemon icing and decorated with maraschino cherries.

Bars
Luscious Apricot Bars
4.5 rating based on 12,345 ratings
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Luscious Apricot Bars

A double-layer bar with a shortbread crust and an apricot-nut topping.

Bars
Maple Walnut Squares
5.0 rating based on 12,345 ratings
5/5 (3)

Maple Walnut Squares

A shortbread base with a maple and walnut topping reminiscent of a pecan pie.

Bars
Meringue Glazed Caramel Cinnamon Bars
4.5 rating based on 12,345 ratings
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Meringue Glazed Caramel Cinnamon Bars

Two-layer bar with a cinnamon dough base, covered with a honey-meringue topping and pecans.

Bars, Filled Cookies
Midnight Mints
5.0 rating based on 12,345 ratings
5/5 (4)

Midnight Mints

A mint-flavored Nanaimo-Bar type cookie with a chocolate-coconut base and creamy mint filling.

Mocha Cheesecake Squares
Bars
Mocha Cheesecake Squares
4.2 rating based on 12,345 ratings
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Mocha Cheesecake Squares

A chocolate crust with mocha-flavored cheesecake filling, drizzled with melted chocolate.

Bars, No-Bake Cookies
Napoleon Creams
4.4 rating based on 12,345 ratings
4.4/5 (16)

Napoleon Creams

A Nanaimo-type chocolate/custard bar for non-Canadians who can’t find real custard powder.