215 bar recipes

Buttery shortbread-style bars layered with raspberry jam and chopped walnuts, topped with a crumbly streusel. A Central European bakery classic that makes over 3 dozen.

Nanaimo bars with a peppermint twist: cocoa graham cracker base, vanilla pudding buttercream middle, and a dark chocolate top layer. No-bake Canadian classic.

Cranberry-orange bars with whole wheat flour, ground whole orange, and raisins. Low in added sugar and diabetic-friendly with a tart, fruity bite in every bar.

Fruit cocktail bars with coconut, maraschino cherries, and a soft cake-like crumb. A vintage pantry-friendly bar cookie made with canned fruit cocktail syrup in the batter.

Pineapple pecan bars with a shortbread crust topped with a crushed pineapple, brown sugar, and pecan custard filling. A chewy tropical bar cookie that cuts cleanly into 32 pieces, perfect for cookie trays.

No-bake chocolate almond candy bar pie with creamy whipped topping and graham cracker crust. Ready in 10 minutes, this easy dessert tastes like frozen candy in pie form.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti loaded with chopped Heath bars, pecans, and butterscotch extract. Makes 36 to 48 cookies that are built for dunking in coffee, tea, or hot cocoa.

Pecan wood smoked BBQ pork ribs rubbed with seasoning and slow-smoked at 220 degrees for 3 to 4 hours. Basted with barbecue sauce only in the last 20 minutes for a sticky glaze.

Fig layer bars with dried California figs and chopped nuts sandwiched between a buttery oat and brown sugar crumble. A chewy, fruity bar cookie in the style of fig newtons.

Chewy peanut butter bars stacked in three layers: a buttery cookie base, a gooey marshmallow middle, and a crunchy peanut butter, rice cereal, and peanut topping. A potluck and bake-sale crowd-pleaser.

Date and nut bars with chopped dates, pecans, and powdered sugar rolled into chewy little squares. An old-fashioned cookie bar that's dense, fruity, and naturally sweet with minimal flour.

Classic Canadian Nanaimo bars with a chocolate-coconut-nut base, creamy custard powder buttercream middle, and a glossy semi-sweet chocolate top. No-bake and freezer-ready.

Halloween candy corn bars layer chopped chocolate cookies, salty pretzels, and raisins under a white chocolate drizzle, then top with candy corn and Halloween sprinkles. A no-bake bark-style treat kids can help make.

Low-and-slow smoked beef brisket with pecan wood, wrapped and basted with tangy BBQ sauce. Texas pitmaster technique, backyard results.

Layers of graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips melt together into gooey Halloween bars. These no-fuss treats need just 5 ingredients and one pan.

These raspberry almond bars are not only good during Christmas...