15 Best Cookie Bar Recipes
What’s not to love about a cookie bar? They are usually mixed up in one bowl, baked in one pan, and gooey and chewy just like your favorite cookies! I have to admit, I’m a little bit obsessed, so I’ve compiled a list of the best 10 cookie bar recipes.
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Why you’ll love cookie bars
I’ve love cookies so much, but sometimes there just isn’t time to bake them. With cookie bars, you can mix all the ingredients in just one bowl and bake them up in one 8 x 8 inch baking dish! So fast and easy to make and even easier to clean up!
Cookie bars are gooey and chewy and full of flavor, just like your favorite cookies. Plus they are easy to customize with add-ins like chocolate chips, nuts, and dried fruit.
Recipe Tips for the best cookie bars
Line your pan with parchment paper - this will make it easier to remove bars from the pan they are baked in.
Do not over bake them. The key to a soft and chewy cookie is to pull them out of the oven as soon as they puff up in the center and turn light golden brown around the edges. The same is true for cookie bars. This is not a secret, but it makes a HUGE difference in the texture of your cookie, and I think it also makes them last a little longer too!
Let them cool for at least ten minutes in the pan before removing them to cool further on a wire rack. Then slice up the bars just like you would brownies!
1. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Calling all chocolate chip cookie lovers! These bars are bursting with gooey caramel flavor and melty chocolate and so so easy to make.
2. Snickerdoodle Cooke Bars
Vanilla and cinnamon define the flavor of this chewy and crispy cookie bar. Did I mention these only take about 10 minutes to whip up and will make your house smell amazing?!
3. Iced Oatmeal cookie bars
Soft and chewy and drizzled to perfection, these iced oatmeal cookie bars are one of a kind and truly satisfying. Brown sugar gives these oatmeal filled bars a caramel-like flavor that you just can’t resist!
4. Cinnamon Biscoff Cookie Bars
These easy cookie bars are a fun and flavorful recipe to try. Rich with caramel flavor and swirled with deliciously cinnamon Biscoff cookie butter that melts in your mouth with every bite, these cookie bars are soft and chewy with crispy golden brown edges. Simply perfect!
5. Cowboy Cookie Bars
These chewy bars are stuffed with all kinds of delicious ingredients and baked to perfection. Brown sugar, vanilla, coconut, oatmeal, chocolate, and pecans overload every bite!
6. Cookies ‘N Cream Cookie Bars
Fluffy vanilla and cream cheese bars dotted with delicious Oreo sandwich cookies in every bite.
7. Soft and Chewy M&M Cookie Bars
These cookie bars are a fun and colorful twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie. Rich with caramel flavor and studded with rainbow colored m&ms that burst with chocolate in every bite, these cookie bars are soft and chewy with crispy golden brown edges.
8. White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie Bars
These bars are baked to perfection - soft and chewy with crispy edges. Brown sugar adds a rich caramel flavor that complements the salty macadamia nuts and the sweet white chocolate. Yum!
9. Nutella Swirl Cookie Bars
These easy cookie bars are fun and flavorful. Rich with caramel flavor and swirled with the deliciously classic hazelnut and chocolate flavor of Nutella spread that melts in your mouth with every bite, these cookie bars are soft and chewy with crispy golden brown edges. Simply perfect!
10. Double Chocolate Cookie Bars
These decadent bars are loaded with chocolate-y goodness. Rich cocoa powder and dark chocolate flavor these chewy bars that melt in your mouth with every bite!
11. Red Velvet Cookie Bars
These decadent bars are stuffed with rich cream cheese and chocolate, speckled with creamy white chocolate chips, and baked to perfection!
12. Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookie Bars
These decadent bars are loaded with cinnamon chocolate goodness. Spicy cinnamon and rich cocoa powder flavor these chewy bars. Plus they are speckled with marshmallows that melt in your mouth with every bite!
13. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Crunchy, soft, sweet, and salty - these cookie bars seriously taste like a peanut butter cup! Plus they are SO easy to bake.
14. Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars
Soft, chewy and bursting with zesty sweet lemon, these sugar cookie bars are absolutely gorgeous. Pair them with afternoon tea or add them to your dessert menu for a cute cookie idea that will wow!
15. Mint Hot Chocolate Cookie Bars
These decadent bars are loaded with minty chocolate goodness. Sweet peppermint and rich cocoa powder flavor these chewy bars. Plus they are speckled with marshmallows that melt in your mouth with every bite!
