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Chewy, delicious cookie bar recipes are perfect for any occasion, including potlucks and holidays – they’re perfect for sharing!

Collage of cookie bar recipes.

What’s Not to Love?

We LOVE to make cookie bars, especially when we need to feed a lot of people. They taste just like cookies but are easier and quicker to make.

Cookie bar recipes still have that chewy, soft center, and crisp crust making these a must-make dessert. With different flavors and toppings, we love to change up classic bars for all the holidays too (adding colored buttercream frosting or sprinkles is a great way to do this).

Whether your cookie of choice is chewy Chocolate Chip, Sugar Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies, or Snickerdoodles, we have bar forms of all of these that we know you will love. Just add a scoop of vanilla ice cream!


4.93 from 90 votes

Cookie Bars Recipe

This chocolate chip cookie bars recipe is our family's go-to Sunday night dessert! It's your favorite cookie in bar-form, perfect with ice cream!
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5 from 56 votes

7 Layer Bars

7 layer bars are filled with gooey layers of baking chips, pecans, and coconut on a buttery graham cracker crust. They are pure magic!
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4.90 from 28 votes

Sugar Cookie Bars

Frosted sugar cookie bars are one of everyone's favorite cookies in bar form! They're ready in 30 minutes, and perfect for sharing.
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5 from 11 votes

M&M Cookie Bars Recipe

These sweet and chewy M&M Cookie Bars will be your new favorite! They are perfectly crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.
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5 from 62 votes

Carmelitas Recipe

Gooey oatmeal carmelitas are loaded with chocolate and caramel flavor. These favorite dessert bars are perfect for sharing!
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4.78 from 18 votes

Millionaire Bars Recipe

These millionaire bars have a perfectly crumbly crust, an ooey gooey caramel middle, and a thin layer of delicious semi-sweet chocolate on top. They definitely earn their name!
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5 from 9 votes

Monster Cookie Bars Recipe

Monster cookie bars are jam packed with layers, textures, and flavors. The chewy oat crust and smooth chocolate are the perfect pair.
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5 from 13 votes

Christmas Cookie Bar Recipe

Christmas cookie bars are chewy and delicious. The M&Ms add a festive pop, making them perfect for any party!
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5 from 13 votes

Snickerdoodle Bars Recipe

Chewy snickerdoodle bars taste just like the famous cookie only thicker, for a more filling bite. Powder sugar glaze is the icing on top!
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5 from 76 votes

M&M Chocolate Bars

Our best-loved M&M chocolate bars have chewy layers of oats and chocolate studded with M&Ms – this top-requested dessert feeds a crowd!
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4.95 from 34 votes

Magic Cookie Bars

Our favorite magic cookie bars are the ultimate easy dessert – a simple cookie mix base topped with layers of butterscotch and coconut!
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4.92 from 34 votes

Cake Mix Cookie Bars

Cake Mix Cookie bars use a cake and pudding mix to keep it quick and simple for loads of yummy flavor in only 30 minutes!
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5 from 20 votes

Reese’s Pieces Bars Recipe

Soft and Chewy Reeses Pieces Blondies are a quick and delicious bar recipe. They are the perfect mixture of chocolate and peanut butter!
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5 from 16 votes

Peanut Butter Cookie Bars Recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars start with a layer of super soft & chewy peanut butter cookie, and are topped with creamy milk chocolate frosting. 
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5 from 3 votes

Almond Toffee Bars Recipe

Chewy Almond Toffee Bars are a layered twist on the classic magic bars. They are so delicious and easy to make!
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About Kristyn

Kristyn Merkley is a published cookbook author, wife, mom of six, and major food enthusiast! For the past 15 years, she has been sharing foolproof, family-friendly recipes—each one tested in her kitchen—that anyone can master. As a seasoned recipe creator, she loves making cooking simple, stress-free, and totally doable for everyone!

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