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18 Cookie Bar Recipes That Are Anything but Basic

Cookie bars are already easy to love, but these recipes take them in more creative directions. From fun flavor combinations to gooey layers, crunchy toppings, and unexpected mix-ins, each one brings something different to the dessert table. Theyโ€™re simple to slice, easy to share, and just the kind of treat people remember after the plate is empty. Donโ€™t be surprised if someone asks where you found the recipe.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: The Schmidty Wife.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars made with Whole Wheat and flavored with brown butter. Conveniently made in bar form these Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are perfect for bringing to parties, potlucks, and more!

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Kinder Bueno Cookie Bars

Kinder Bueno Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Greedy Gourmet.

Kinder Bueno cookie bars, cookies but in bar form, what’s not to love about that? This recipe is thicker than a cookie and more like a brownie or a blondie.

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Pop Tart Cookie Bars

Pop Tart Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Cambrea Bakes.

Pop-tartย cookie bars are all the chewy, strawberry-filled goodness of aย pop-tart in sugar cookie form. Everyone will love this fun twist on a classic!

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Creme Egg Chocolate Cookie Bars

Creme Egg Chocolate Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Baking Queen.

Weโ€™ve had Valentineโ€™s Day, Pancake Day and Lent is in progress, so it must be nearly Creme Egg time! Take a look at my Cadbury Creme Egg Chocolate Cookie Bars, the perfect Easter treat to share with a crowd. Yum!

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Keto Strawberry Cookie Bars

Keto Strawberry Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Jennifer Banz.

This Keto Strawberry Cookie Bar recipe is simple to make and will help you stay on track with a perfect grab-n-go breakfast or sweet treat! Even the kids will love these…cookie goodness filled with strawberry jam!

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Berry Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars

Berry Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Cooking with Karli.

Berry Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars are a simple, 6 ingredient sugar cookie bar topped with rich Cheesecake Frosting finished off with fresh berries!

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Paleo Hello Dollies Cookie Bars

Paleo Hello Dollies Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: An Edible Mosaic.

Paleo Hello Dollies Cookie Bars are a healthier take on a classic favorite cookie bar without sacrificing flavor!

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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: 2 Cookin Mamas.

These Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are delicious and oh so simple to make. They’re like a thick, ooey gooey version of your favorite chocolate chip cookie with chocolate mint candy pieces melted on top.

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Circus Animal Cookie Dream Bars

Circus Animal Cookie Dream Bars
Photo Credit: 365 Days of Baking and More.

These Circus Animal Cookie Dream Bars with a cookie crust, vanilla pudding, sweetened cream cheese, and whipped topping will bring out the kid in anyone. Eyes will light up when you place this fun and colorful no-bake dessert on the table!

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Shortcut Millionaire Cookie Bars

Shortcut Millionaire Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: 2 Cookin Mamas.

Delicious Shortcut Millionaire Cookie Bars have all the delicious buttery shortbread, creamy caramel and rich chocolate flavors that you look forward to in a millionaire bar but without all the hassle. Better make a double batch ’cause who wouldn’t want these for Christmas?

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Pumpkin Spice Oreo Magic Cookie Bars

Pumpkin Spice Oreo Magic Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Tastes of Lizzy T.

Magic Cookie Barsย just got an autumn makeover! With a buttery Oreo cookie crust and pumpkin spiced chewy filling, theseย Pumpkin Spice Oreo Magic Cookie Barsย will always go faster than pumpkin pie! One of the bestย easy pumpkin recipesย for fall!

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7 Layer Magic Cookie Bars

7 Layer Magic Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: The Cooking Duo.

With a buttery graham cracker crust, sweetened condensed milk, and an assortment of chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, and pecans, each bite of theseย 7 Layer Magic Cookie Barsย are packed with the perfect texture and flavor to enjoy as a snack or decadent dessert!

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars

Pumpkin Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Belle of the Kitchen.

These Pumpkin Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars start with a Golden Oreo crust filled with a pumpkin cheesecake filling, then are topped with sugar cookie dough and sprinkled with cinnamon chips! Theyโ€™re the perfect combination of sweet treats for fall!

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Spring Confetti Cookie Bars

Spring Confetti Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Suburban Simplicity.

Confetti Cookies Barsย are the perfect Easter dessert recipe! Sugar cookie dough is topped with fluffy marshmallows, spring candy, and salty pretzelsโ€”totally irresistible!

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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dream Bars

Photo Credit: 365 Days of Baking and More.

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dream Barsย โ€“ a graham cracker crust, chocolate fudge pudding, a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough layer made with Davidsonโ€™s Safest Choiceโ„ข Eggs and topped with a stabilized whipped cream.

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Cookie Dough Bars with Chocolate Chips and Tart Cherries

Cookie Dough Bars with Chocolate Chips and Tart Cherries
Photo Credit: Running to the Kitchen.

Who doesnโ€™t love a good finger swipe through the bowl of cookie dough batter once theyโ€™ve all been scooped out onto the baking tray? Itโ€™s basically a childhood rite of passage and itโ€™s hard to think of a more delicious or fonder memory than that growing up, isnโ€™t it?

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Mini Egg Cookie Bars

Mini Egg Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Greedy Gourmet.

These mini egg cookie bars are utterly irresistible! Trust me… kids and grown ups go absolutely bonkers for these little beauties.

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Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Photo Credit: Yummy Kitchen.

Chocolate chip cookie bars made with coconut oil and oat flour are a quick, easy, and healthier version of a classic treat. Discover how delicious a dairy and gluten free cookie bar can be in as little as 35 minutes.

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