Our Most Decadent Bar Cookie Recipes To Make Whenever You Need a Sweet Treat

Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter-Fudge Bars

Peanut butter and chocolate together is a tale as old as time, and these bars give you the perfect amount of each. 

Recipe: Buttery Pineapple Crumble Bars

The name says it all. Think all the sweet pineapple flavor of upside-down cake, but in buttery hand-held form. 

Recipe: Magic Cookie Bars

You might recognize these from your grandmother's kitchen. They're basically a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate-coconut dream.

Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

Your favorite Southern cobbler got a makeover that features all the fresh fruity goodness in bite-sized pieces.

Recipe: No-Bake Fudgy Toffee Bars

Don't even bother turning on the oven. Ooey, gooey, caramelly layered bars, coming right up. 

Recipe: Coconut Cheesecake Squares

Flaky coconut meets tangy cheesecake for a sweet treat everyone will request again and again. 

Recipe: Cappuccino Swirl Bars

Say hello to the tastiest caffeine jolt to make your afternoon snack. Store-bought wafer cookies are the secret to the chocolatey crust.

Recipe: Cherry Pie Bars

We took all-American cherry pie and turned it into a soft, cakey bar. 

Recipe: Pecan Pie Bars

Everyone knows that the gooey center of a pecan pie is the best part—and these bars know it. 

Recipe: Raspberry-Rhubarb Bars

These sweet, buttery bar cookies feature the classic flavor combination of strawberries and rhubarbs. Cut into fun triangles to serve.

Recipe: Coconut Dream Bar

And trust us, you'll be dreaming of these coconut goodies well after they're gone. To revamp the classic recipe, we included a flavorful shortbread crust made with browned butter and pecans.

Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bugle Bars

These bars somehow bridge the gap between creamy, crunchy, rich, salty, and sweet—all at the same time. And who doesn't love some old-school Bugles?

Recipe: Lemon-Coconut Chess Bars

The secret to these classic chess bars: coconut milk. It adds the perfect tropical touch to zippy lemony bars. 

Recipe: German Chocolate-Pecan Pie Bars

You won't meet a more crowd-pleasing bar cookie than this chocolatey, pecan-studded recipe. Watch them disappear.

Recipe: Hello Dolly Bars

These delicious bars start with a can of condensed milk, then get major flavor from pecans, chocolate morsels, and coconut. 

Recipe: Seven-Layer Cookies

These old-fashioned bar cookies were the first to ever be featured in Southern Living magazine. You get all the good things: graham cracker crumbs, flaked coconut, milk chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, sweetened condensed milk, and chopped pecans.

Recipe: Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake Bars

Tangy, sweet cheesecake gets even more company-worthy with patriotic berry swirls and an easily portable bar shape. 

Recipe: Brown Butter-Caramel Blondies

Ooey, gooey butter cake has met its match in this more indulgent version using chocolate and caramel. 

Recipe: Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

These lemony bars have a thick and chewy bottom crust that makes up almost half of the bar with fluffy, gooey layers on top. Talk about decadent.

Recipe: Red Velvet Brownies

This recipe made us second-guess why red velvet cake wasn't always made in brownie form. Grab-and-go never tasted so good. 

Recipe: Blueberry-Lemon Crunch Bars

Just look at that jammy center. It's enough to make us drool before even a bite. Blueberries and lemon make a delicious duo.

Recipe: Lemon Bar Cake

Similar to a chocolate lava or molten cake, this slow-cooker dessert is full of to-die-for lemon flavor.