Cookie bars, sliced pie squares, granola bars and crisped rice treats. Whether topped with a drizzle of chocolate or a crumbly streusel topping, bars are the go-to treats for bake sales and school ...

These delicate, full-flavored cookies bring together all my favorites. The dark brown sugar used to make the shortbread gives them a richer taste than traditional shortbread that is made with white ...

Each year as the month transitions from November to December, the thought of holiday-time baking reenergizes me for the rest of the year. Esoteric German cakes and breads that take an inordinate ...

Heat oven to 350 F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick foil, extending flaps over both ends so that the bars may be removed easily after they are cool. Beat 3/4 cup butter with electric mixer ...

Lightly sweet and quite crumbly, shortbread cookies are a buttery wonder. They take minutes to make, are sturdy enough to package as gifts and improve with age. The simplest kinds of shortbread ...

Bar cookies are the move when you want something sweet without scooping dough all afternoon. These one-pan treats cover every ...

We're raising the bar for cookie baking. Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe Bar cookies give you more bang for your buck. You can bake a bunch at a time—no juggling hot baking pans and constantly beeping ...

Craving a sweet treat? Explore easy cookie recipes that fit real-life snacking, whether you’re sharing with friends or ...

Heather Bertinetti is an award-winning executive pastry chef at Manhattan restaurants Crown and The Lion. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America with a degree in baking and pastry ...

Bar cookies give you more bang for your buck. You can bake a bunch at a time—no juggling hot baking pans and constantly beeping timers—and there's something pleasing about their grid-like nature. It ...

Earlier this winter, I tried a recipe from Saveur magazine for a chocolate caramel tart, and it was such a hit that it's now become part of my repertoire. The recipe began by making a chocolate cookie ...

You can almost turn any dessert into a bar. That's the beauty of this kind of dessert. And during the holidays, where cookie tables pop up at every celebration, showing up with a cookie in bar form is ...