Hi there Reader!

Sometimes you're craving cookies but you don't necessarily want to take the time to scoop and roll and bake multiple pans... 🍪

...sometimes you need a dessert with plenty of servings to serve at a party or bring to a gathering... 🥳

...and sometimes you want to make a sweet treat with enough to keep some and share some. 💕

Well, in all of these scenarios, COOKIE BARS are the answer!

​Monster Cookie Bars​
​Loaded with oats, peanut butter, and M&Ms, these chewy, naturally gluten-free bars require only ONE BOWL yet yield a BIG BATCH, making this the perfect quick and easy recipe when you need a bunch of sweet treats for a party or celebration!

​Chewy Snickerdoodle Bars​
​These soft and chewy bars are as effortless as spreading batter into a pan and showering with cinnamon and sugar...half the work of the popular cookies with the same yummy flavor and texture!

​Magic Cookie Bars​
​These indulgent and classic cookie bars are not only quick and easy to make, but this recipe is scaled up to a half sheet pan for a big batch to effortlessly serve a crowd!

​Easy Homemade Brookies​
​This recipe is quick to make with a base batter that's easy to assemble in one bowl and then transformed into a layer of brownies topped with dollops of chocolate chip cookie dough for decadent, amazing, from-scratch cookie bars!

​M&M Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars​
​These thick, chewy, big-batch bars are simple to make, fun to share, easy to customize with different colored M&Ms, and always a huge hit!

​Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars​
​Flavored with lemon zest and topped with crunchy sparkling sugar, these bars are a sunny, yummy, easy-to-make treat!

​Raspberry Bars​
​Easy to make with simple ingredients, these tasty bars layer a shortbread crust with raspberry jam, chocolate chips, and an additional shortbread crumble for decadent and delicious treats!

​Snickers Cheesecake Bars​
​A crunchy Oreo crust is topped with a decadent layer of Snickers-studded cheesecake, then drizzled with smooth chocolate and gooey caramel, and sprinkled with salty chopped peanuts!

​Customizable Blondies​
​This easy, classic, one-bowl recipe is quick to make and completely customizable! Load your blondies with anything from classic chocolate chips to your favorite candy, nuts, dried fruit, coconut, and more!

​Peanut Butter Brownies​
​Rich and decadent with an amazingly fudgy texture, these brownies are studded with peanut butter chips and swirled with peanut butter on top for a chocolate/PB lover's DREAM! And since they're also flourless, they're naturally gluten-free!

​Pecan Pie Bars​
​With its buttery shortbread crust, gooey nut filling, and crunchy, crackly top, this cookie bar version of pecan pie makes for portable, hand-held treats!

​Classic Scottish Shortbread​
​These rich, buttery wedges (rather than bars 😉) come together with just five simple ingredients and are oven-ready in less than five minutes!

​Raspberry Swirl Brownies​
​Fudgy homemade brownies are studded with chocolate chips and swirled with raspberry preserves for rich, decadent treats! And since they're made in two pans, there's one to keep and one to give away! 🤗

​Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting​
​These bars are moist and lightly spiced with a decadent cream cheese frosting for a classic and yummy fall treat!

​Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars​
​These soft, chewy cookie bars are loaded with pumpkin, oatmeal, warm spices, and chocolate chips for a yummy fall treat!

All of these bar cookies are as effortless as they are delicious!

Which ones have you already tried...or which ones do you plan to try first? 😋