PrintMmmm...bar cookies
Mix-up, spread in a pan, bake...less time consuming than rolled or shaped cookies. The hardest part is waiting long enough for them to cool before cutting into squares & taking that first bite! A few of my favorites are: brownies (of course!), lemon squares, fig bars, the original Hello Dolly & Rice Krispie treats. What bar cookies do you bake? Any tips on keeping bar cookies soft?
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16 Comments:
Oh god raspberry streusel bars, SWOON, I could eat them all the day long which is why I only make them once a year.
JerzeeTomato at 3:11PM on 09/22/07
My favorite bar cookie is these from Maida Heatter.
Cathy at 4:16PM on 09/22/07
The language police are coming to take me away...I meant 'My favorite bar cookies are these crisp toffee bars' etc.
Cathy at 4:40PM on 09/22/07
Herrrrrrrmmmmmmmmits!!!!!!!
lemons at 4:49PM on 09/22/07
lemons---I thought for sure you'd say Lemon Bars :)
JEP at 5:11PM on 09/22/07
My aunt makes Magic Bars which have nuts, coconut, chocolate, graham crackers, etc. all jumbled up into a really sweet/salty treat.
Jerzee -- I love raspberry bars too -- I trick myself into thinking that they're healthy...'cuz they have raspberries in them, right?
Dominic
the zen kitchen
dvchurch at 5:59PM on 09/22/07
YES magic bars! Are they the same as Hello Dolly bars? They are my hands down favorite. I think my mom has made them every year at Christmastime since the 80s, judging by the looks of the recipe.
Littlebluesiren at 8:48PM on 09/22/07
I make raspberry bars, lemon bars, brownies, blondies and pecan bars. Where can I get a recipe for Magic bars? They sound amazing.
Mich23 at 8:14AM on 09/23/07
Click the "Magic Bars" link in my post above. It's highlighted in blue...
Dominic
the zen kitchen
dvchurch at 10:16AM on 09/23/07
Thanks, Dominic!
Mich23 at 11:41AM on 09/23/07
Peanut Butter Fudge bars!
pbisNOTmyname at 12:42PM on 09/23/07
Bar cookies lend themselves to countless improvisions---what have been some of your successes or failures? Do you thick & gooey or thin & crisp? Dense like fudge or crumbly & soft like cake? Iced or sprinkled with pwd sugar? Nuts on top?
JEP at 6:51PM on 09/23/07
JEP - I like making this one recipe that has a melted chocolate/sweetened condensed milk layer over the crust. It comes out like fudge on a cookie, which cuts up really well and is really satisfying in small bites. It makes it a good cookie to put in tins and give away. I love cookies!
Littlebluesiren at 9:53PM on 09/23/07
Nanaimo bars. The plain old normal kind. They're delicious.
caley at 7:47AM on 09/24/07
This recipe for graham cracker bar cookies always tempts me to no end....
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 3:14PM on 09/28/07
SEVEN LAYER BARS. I can't make them, but I sure can eat them. Every bite is a trip through Awesometown.
lorelei76 at 3:37PM on 10/01/07