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Cookie and Bar Recipes

Who doesn't love a sweet treat after a meal? Browse this collection of easy-to-make cookies and bars 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!

7 layer bars stacked up on a white marble tray.

7 Layer Bars

chocolate cookies on a wire rack with colorful ball garland and yellow christmas balls.

Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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

Cookie Pie

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

Corn Flake Cookies

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

White Chocolate Cookies with Orange Zest

No bake chocolate cookies on a white plate

Boiled Cookies (No Bake Chocolate Cookies)

lucky charms treats sitting on a white marble table.

Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats

special k bars on a green glass serving platter

Special K Bars

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

Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles

coconut bars stacked on parchment paper with a glass of milk

Grandma’s Chewy Coconut Bars

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

Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies

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

Snowball Cookies

chocolate cookies with chocolate frosting on a silicone baking mat.

Cocoa Drop Cookies

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

Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread

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

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

Grandma’s Rum Balls

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Winter Recipes

hand lifting a scoop of pizza casserole from a white casserole dish.

Pizza Casserole

hand dipping a cracker into hot chicken salad.

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hand dipping a chip into nacho cheese dip in a white bowl.

Nacho Cheese Dip

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Cranberry Jell-O Salad

caramels topped with chopped walnuts on white parchment paper.

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special k bars on a green glass serving platter

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

Grandma’s Rum Balls

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