It’s no secret we LOVE chocolate chip cookies. We’ve got all the classics, from Toll House to Mrs. Fields, and love baking them and sharing them with everyone that we can. To make that even easier on ourselves, we’ve come up with a number of cookie bar recipes that bake all at once in one pan—there's no rolling or scooping dough, no juggling multiple sheet pans, and they can stay in the pan they were baked in for easy transport. 😍 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. No surprise then that we’ve created a number of recipes that include both, like our cookie lovers cheesecake bars, our cookie dough cheesecake bars, or our Oreo cheesecake bars. Try them and you too might become as obsessed as we are.
And 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 millionaire's shortbread, featuring caramel, chocolate, and a shortbread crust. Perfect on its own, but we wanted even better, so we added s’mores and cookies 'n' cream for a veritable embarrassment of riches. 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 s’mores cookie bars to see what we mean.
Want even more shareable dessert inspiration? Check out our top truffle recipes, our favorite fudge recipes, and our top layer cakes too.
M&M Cookie Bars
These have all the comfort of a chocolate chip cookie, with the added crunch of M&M's and the heft of a bar shape, making for a delicious treat that’s impossible to put down. Try them with seasonal M&M's to switch them up for holidays too.
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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? No rolling or scooping little balls, no multiple sheet pans, AND you can store them right in the pan you baked them in. 😍
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Keto Snickerdoodles
This recipe was born out of our obsession with classic snickerdoodles. We found that baking them into bars was easier than scooping out a couple dozen individual cookies. They maintain just the right amount of chewiness, and blanketed with the sparkly cinnamon-sweetener mix, each square is every bit as beautiful as the originals.
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Magic Cookie Bars
Though dump cakes might be the easiest dessert to make, these bars are a close second. And we'd reckon that these are even more customizable and more delicious. We encourage you to find your ideal flavor and ingredient combinations to discover the true magic of these bars.
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Keto Cookie Dough Bars
Few things are more comforting than edible cookie dough, and now even people following a keto diet can enjoy them. These cookie dough bars are the perfect dessert or midday pick-me-up.
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Cookie Lovers Cheesecake Bars
We love an excuse to make anything with a cookie theme, and these cheesecake bars are just too fun. They've got a chocolate chip cookie crust and are topped with Chips Ahoy and Oreos to drive the theme home. The blue is just for fun, so feel free to skip it or change it up.
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Millionaire Shortbread
When you really want to ball out on dessert, this is THE cookie to make. With a buttery shortbread cookie crust, caramel middle, and thick chocolate top, it doesn't get much richer than this.
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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.
S'mores Millionaire Bars
When we feel like being fancy, we make millionaire shortbread. When we're feeling extra, we make s'mores millionaire bars! Featuring four magical layers of goodness, they're a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
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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. They’re served as bars, not cookies, giving them an ooey-gooey texture that will send you right to flavor heaven.
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S'mores Cookie Bars
We used crushed graham crackers in the cookie dough here, so these taste just like the s'mores you know and love. You might never bother with building a campfire again!
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Billionaire Bars
Hard to improve upon millionaire shortbread, but we think we may have just done it with these bars. They've got an added layer of cookie dough that'll make you feel like you've just won the lottery. 😉
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Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars
Even though you bake the cookie crust, it still comes out tasting just like cookie dough! As for the topping, we made an egg-free, flourless dough with almond flour so you can enjoy each bar worry-free.
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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. The next day, you'll be rewarded with perfectly set squares you can take on the go.
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Nanaimo Bars
This easy and delicious dessert bar hails from Canada, and we can't get enough of it (and its gorgeous layers)! It's first layer is chocolate, second is a custard-y buttercream, and the third (the best TBH) is a stellar combo of graham cracker crumbs, coconut, and toasted pecans. You're going to be obsessed.
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Walnut Baklava Shortbread Cookies
These nutty shortbread cookie bars make the perfect addition to your holiday dessert spread. Packed with toasty walnuts and floral-honey baklava flavors, they take classic Christmas cookies to a delicious new place.
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. These might just be the best way we've ever combined peanut butter and chocolate.
Caramel-Gingerbread Cookie Bars
Move over, gingerbread cookies. You can get all that spicy molasses flavor, plus caramel frosting in these easy bars. The gingerbread people-shaped sprinkles optional, but they ARE cute if you can find 'em).
Oreo Magic Bars
We took magic cookie bars OTT with the additional of miniature Oreo cookies (though you can use crushed regular-sized too). The real magic will be if you can eat just one!
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Oreo Cheesecake Bars
With layers of chocolate chip cookie dough, Oreos, and cheesecake, these are EVERYTHING. Did we mention they only have 8 ingredients?!
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