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Cookies and Bars

Who doesn’t love a sweet treat after a meal? Browse this collection of old fashioned cookies and bar cookies for dessert inspiration.

Grandma’s Rum Balls are straight from my grandma’s recipe box, and you’ll love the taste of nostalgia that they bring around the holidays.

In the summer, no-bake cookies are in order, and these Special K Bars are perfect for chocolate + peanut butter lovers. Check out the other recipes below for more sweet inspiration!

church window cookies rolled in coconut on a wooden board.

Cathedral Window Cookies

sour cream cookies topped with frosting and gold sprinkles on a wire rack.

Sour Cream Drop Cookies

pineapple cookies with vanilla frosting on a wire rack.

Old Fashioned Pineapple Cookies

the top of several thumbprint cookies with icing on a wooden cutting board.

Old Fashioned Thumbprint Cookies

stack of four chocolate chip cookies with more cookies on a cooling rack in the background.

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

chocolate drop cookies with chocolate frosting on a wire rack.

Chocolate Drop Cookies (Cocoa Drops)

rum balls stacked in a white dish on top of a red tablecloth.

Grandma’s Rum Balls

stack of peanut butter cookies on a wooden board.

Old Fashioned Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

rhubarb bar on a wooden board.

Old Fashioned Rhubarb Bars

two slices of ooey gooey butter cake stacked on top of each other.

Easy Gooey Butter Cake

old fashioned gingersnaps with a bottle of molasses.

Old Fashioned Gingersnaps

pecan tassies on a green pedestal platter.

Pecan Tassies

toffee squares topped with nuts on a wooden board.

Toffee Squares

pay day bars stacked on a wooden board.

Pay Day Bars

three oatmeal caramelitas stacked on a white plate.

Caramelitas

stack of three lemon bars on a small green cake stand.

Classic Lemon Bars

special k bars on a green glass serving platter

Special K Bars

peanut butter oatmeal cookie with chocolate chips on a silicone baking mat.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips

coconut bars stacked on parchment paper with a glass of milk

Grandma’s Chewy Coconut Bars

three red velvet brownies stacked on a white plate.

Red Velvet Brownies

corn flake candy clusters on a white marble tray.

Corn Flake Candy

no bake chocolate cookies on a plate.

Boiled Cookies (No Bake Chocolate Cookies)

corn flake cookies on a white table with a glass of milk and a blue tea towel.

Corn Flake Cookies

assortment of white, red, and green spritz cookies on a white cake stand with a red rim.

Old Fashioned Spritz Cookies

poinsettia cookies made with maraschino cherries on a wire rack.

Poinsettia Cookies

a stack of five snickerdoodle cookies, sitting on a white Christmas plate.

Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles

snowball cookies on a cookie tray with ginger cookies and peppermints in the background.

Snowball Cookies with Pecans

chocolate marshmallow cookies on a wire rack.

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

slice of cookie pie topped with ice cream with an entire cookie pie behind it.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

7 layer bars stacked up on a white marble tray.

7 Layer Bars

three toll house cookie bars stacked on top of each other.

Toll House Cookie Bars: 3 Ways

do re mi cookies on a wire cooling rack sitting on top of a green and black plaid towel.

Grandma’s Do Re Mi Cookies

squares of marshmallow treats made with lucky charms on a white marble table.

Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats

chocolate peppermint shortbread on a black cutting board with a gingerbread man tea cup in the background.

Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread

ginger cookies in a large green bowl with red leaves on the table underneath the bowl.

Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies

white chocolate cookies stacked up next to a glass of milk and half an orange.

White Chocolate Cookies with Orange Zest

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