96 Dessert Bars That'll Win Every Potluck, Bake Sale, & Holiday Party
Brownies, cheesecake bars, blondies, and more!

Though we love ALL desserts here at Delish, there’s one category that we’ll always return to, no matter the occasion or season. And no, we’re not talking about layer cakes or pies, though those are practically synonymous with birthdays and holidays. Instead, we’re reaching for recipes for brownies, cheesecake bars, blondies, and more grab-and-go treats that are easy on us to make and to share, but still wildly delicious and special. Because we reach for them so often, we thought we’d collect them all here in one place, so we’ve always got them at the ready. No matter what you need a dessert for, you’ll find just the thing on this list.
And did we mention how much easier these are to make than most other desserts? We’ve got the classics here—like lemon bars, magic cookie bars, oatmeal fudge bars, and innumerable versions of blondies and brownies—but where bars really shine is when they’re imitating other, more complicated desserts. Our pecan pie cheesecake bars, our birthday cake blondies, our chocolate chip cookie bars, our sweet potato crème brûlée bars, and our cookie dough cheesecake bars bring the flavors you love, but with way less ingredients and effort. So, you could get out the trifle dish, pie pan, or springform pan, but when you want to impress without making a huge mess or spending too much time in the kitchen, reach for your 9x9 pan instead.
Die-hard brownie or blondie fan? We have SO MANY recipes here for you. Some top faves: our pistachio brownies, our red velvet cheesecake brownies, our copycat cosmic brownies, or our French silk brownies if we’re feeling chocolate, or our brown sugar pop-tart blondies, our snickerdoodle blondies, or our honey & peanut butter blondies if we’re not. We’ve really turned almost every flavor we could think of into one or the other, but if there’s something you’re looking for, let us know in the comments below and we’ll see what we can do.


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