24 Delicious Cookie Bar Recipes to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie? We’ve got all the classics, from Toll House to Mrs. Fields, and enjoy baking them and sharing them with everyone. To make that even easier, we’ve come up with a number of cookie bar recipes that bake all at once in one pan – no rolling or scooping dough, no juggling multiple sheet pans, and they can stay in the pan they were baked in for easy transport.
The Ultimate Cookie Bar Collection
We’re in love with these 24 cookie bar recipes and think you will be too. Make them for everything from bake sales to cookie exchanges and every occasion in between. Chocolate chip cookie dough goes with a ton of flavors, but one of our favorites has got to be cheesecake. There’s just something about that creamy tang alongside the buttery, salty-sweet cookie flavor that always keeps us coming back for more.
Cookie Bars with a Cheesecake Twist
We’ve created a number of recipes that include both cookie dough and cheesecake, like our Cookie Lovers Cheesecake Bars, Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars, or Oreo Cheesecake Bars. Try them and you too might become as obsessed as we are.
Beyond Chocolate Chip: Exploring Other Cookie Crusts
It isn’t all about chocolate chip! We’ve also got some bars on this list that feature a cookie crust made of cookies like shortbread, graham crackers, or gingerbread. They’re just as shareable and portable as other cookie bars, and the flavor combination options are endless.
- Take our Millionaires Shortbread, featuring caramel, chocolate, and a shortbread crust.
- Graham crackers also make a wonderful base for and addition to a cookie bar. Check out our Nanaimo Bars, a Canadian treat that rivals poutine, our Magic Cookie Bars, or our Smores Cookie Bars to see what we mean.
Our Top 24 Cookie Bar Recipes
Here are our top 24 cookie bar recipes that you need to try:
- 1MM Cookie Bars: These have all the comfort of a chocolate chip cookie, with the added crunch of MMs and the heft of a bar shape.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars: If you’re looking for an easy treat with a nostalgic taste, how about everyone’s all-time favorite cookie but in bar form?
- Keto Snickerdoodles: This recipe was born out of our obsession with classic snickerdoodles.
- Magic Cookie Bars: Though dump cakes might be the easiest dessert to make, these bars are a close second.
- Keto Cookie Dough Bars: Few things are more comforting than edible cookie dough, and now even people following a keto diet can enjoy them.
- Cookie Lovers Cheesecake Bars: We love an excuse to make anything with a cookie theme, and these cheesecake bars are just too fun.
- Millionaire Shortbread: When you really want to ball out on dessert, this is THE cookie to make.
- Cookies N Cream Millionaire Shortbread: Just when we thought a millionaire shortbread couldn’t get richer, we switched up the classic recipe to feature layers of chocolate shortbread, chocolate caramel, and an added bonus of a cookie n cream filling.
- Smores Millionaire Bars: When we feel like being fancy, we make millionaire shortbread. When we’re feeling extra, we make smores millionaire bars!
- Cowboy Cookie Bars: Cowboy cookies are known for their sweet-salty-savory ingredients – chocolate, peanut butter, coconut, pecans, and oats – but this version is extra-special.
- Smores Cookie Bars: We used crushed graham crackers in the cookie dough here, so these taste just like the smores you know and love.
- Billionaire Bars: Hard to improve upon millionaire shortbread, but we think we may have just done it with these bars.
- Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars: Even though you bake the cookie crust, it still comes out tasting just like cookie dough!
- Lemon Bars: These bars are the perfect make-ahead dessert. They need a long chill time, so pop ’em in the fridge and leave them overnight.
- Nanaimo Bars: This easy and delicious dessert bar hails from Canada, and we can’t get enough of it and its gorgeous layers!
- Walnut Baklava Shortbread Cookies: These nutty shortbread cookie bars make the perfect addition to your holiday dessert spread.
- Peanut Butter Cookie Stuffed Brownies: Okay, okay, we know these are brownies, not cookie bars, but since they’re STUFFED full of peanut butter cookie dough, we think they still count.
- Caramel-Gingerbread Cookie Bars: Move over, gingerbread cookies. You can get all that spicy molasses flavor, plus caramel frosting in these easy bars.
- Oreo Magic Bars: We took magic cookie bars OTT with the addition of miniature Oreo cookies – though you can use crushed regular-sized too.
- Oreo Cheesecake Bars: With layers of chocolate chip cookie dough, Oreos, and cheesecake, these are EVERYTHING.
More Shareable Dessert Inspiration
Want even more shareable dessert inspiration? Check out our top truffle recipes, our favorite fudge recipes, and our top layer cakes too.
Get the Recipes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are cookie bars?
Cookie bars are a type of dessert that combines the elements of cookies and bars, often featuring a cookie crust or cookie dough, and are typically baked in a single pan.
What are some popular cookie bar recipes?
Some popular cookie bar recipes include 1MM Cookie Bars, Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, Magic Cookie Bars, and Cookie Lovers Cheesecake Bars.
Can I customize cookie bar recipes?
Yes, many cookie bar recipes can be customized with different mix-ins, such as nuts, candy pieces, or dried fruit, to create unique flavor combinations.
Are cookie bars easy to make?
Yes, cookie bars are often easy to make, as they typically require minimal preparation and can be baked in a single pan.
Can I make cookie bars ahead of time?
Yes, many cookie bar recipes can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container for later use.
What are some variations of cookie bars?
Some variations of cookie bars include cheesecake bars, shortbread bars, and cookie dough bars, which can feature different flavors and textures.
