We love bar cookies so we put together this list of easy to make (and eat) cookie bar recipes! We have everything from cheesecake stuffed chocolate chip cookie bars to peanut butter cup cookie bars.

Two chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars stacked up.

Do you have a favorite cookie bar? I find it hard to choose just one! We love cookie bars because they take less time than traditional cookies. Once the batter is made, they go into a pan and bake all at once!

There is no dealing with multiple batches and five cookies sheets. You just put one pan in the oven and come back to a huge dish of delicious cookie bars. 

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Recipes for Cookie Bars

Take a look at these scrumptious Cookie Bar Recipes! The possibilities are endless when it comes to Cookie Bars, and they all taste amazing – your family will keep on requesting them, guaranteed!

Iced Snickerdoodle Bars: Soft and Chewy Cookie Bar Recipe
These soft and chewy Snickerdoodle bars with icing are fluffy and buttery cookie bars bathed in cinnamon sugar and drizzled with a creamy glaze.
Check out this recipe
Close up of snickerdoodle bars with icing.
Valentine’s Day Cookie Bars
Make a sweet treat for your family and friends this year with these Valentine’s Day Cookie Bars! They are so easy to make cake mix cookie bars with adorable red, pink, and white M&Ms added to the mix!
Check out this recipe
A pink tablecloth topped with a floral placemat with a cooling rack of cookie bars and a white plate of cookie bars on top!
M&M Christmas Cookie Bars
Make Santa’s favorite Christmas cookie bars this Christmas Eve and surprise him with an extra special treat!
Check out this recipe
A tree shaped dish filled with Christmas cookie bars.
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars
Peanut butter cup cookie bars filled with mini peanut butter cups, chocolate sandwich cookies, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Good luck just eating one of these delicious cookie bars!
Check out this recipe
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars are filled with mini Reese's, Oreos, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. They are so much better than the regular blondies recipe! Recipe from aileencooks.com

How many bars can you get out of a 9×13 pan?

Depending on how big you cut your bars, you can get anywhere from 12 to 36 cookie bars out of one 9 x 13 pan.

The easiest way to check if a cookie bar is done is by inserting a clean toothpick into the center of the cookie bars. If it comes out clean, it is done. If it comes out with bits of batter stuck to it, it still needs more time to cook. 

Keep in mind that if you stick your toothpick into a chocolate chip, it will always come out dirty. So it is best to avoid any chocolate morsels when checking for doneness.

If you don’t have a toothpick, you can also use the tines of a fork. But again, watch out for chocolate chips!

A bar cookie is essentially a baked good cooked in bar form. They are usually baked in a square 8×8 or rectangular 9×13 baking dish. Here are some examples of bar cookies:

  • Blondies
  • Brownies
  • Snickerdoodle Bars
  • Cake Mix Bars
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Did you try any of these Cookie Bar Recipes? Let us know what you think of them in the comments! Happy baking!

Take a look at these scrumptious Cookie Bar Recipes! The possibilities are endless when it comes to Cookie Bars, and they all taste amazing – your family will keep on requesting them, guaranteed!