Bars, Squares, and Brownie Cookies

Drop Cookies
 

Molded Cookies

Rolled Cookies and Cutout Cookies

Apricot Gems
These moist bars have a great flavor. Everyone goes for these gems of a dessert! I have had this recipe for years, and I have no idea where it is originally from.

Benjamin Franklin Meal-Replacement Energy Bars
The Benjamin Franklin Meal-Replacement Energy Bars were designed to provide all the whole grain and daily nutrition the body needs. You will lose weight if you eat four to six of these per day instead of meals and snacks. These bars are great if you’re on the go and need to have a meal on hand without thinking about it.

Brown Butter Hazelnut Shortbread with Fleur de Sel
Browning a portion of the butter before adding it to the cookie batter intensifies the buttery taste of this crisp, nutty shortbread. The final flourish of fleur de sel or sea salt enhances the flavors and textures of the cookie.

Chocolate Mint Squares
You'll enjoy this refreshing combination of chocolate and mint.

Chocolate Peanut Butter S'more Cookies
Recipe created by Lisa Jaworski. Lisa says, "I created these cookies because I wanted to use up some Ritz crackers. They were a huge hit at my afternoon tea!"

Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars
The flavor combination is so delicious, they're usually gone very quickly. This is a great way to use your homemade jams.

Chocolate Truffle Bars
As you peruse this recipe, this thought may occur: "Oh my! This must be terribly rich and full of calories." Well, you're exactly right - but indulge yourself anyway with one of these divinely decadent cookies.

Chunky Fudge Brownies
This delicious and easy-to-make chunky fudge brownie recipe and photos were generously shared with me by Camille Brownson.
 

Mini Chocolate Tea Brownies
Perfect for your Tea Party.

Cranberry Ecstasy Bars
These bar cookies are similar to Starbucks' Cranberry Bliss Bars, which are a popular accompaniment to eggnog lattes during the holidays.

Date Nut Bars
We used to sneak these treats off the tray when we were kids. Well, at least we thought we were sneaking them, but my Mother probably knew all along.

Date Squares - Matrimonial Bars
Attention date lovers! You will absolutely love these date squares - I do!

Diet Dark Chocolate Brownies
How about some chocolate brownies to satisfy your chocolate cravings on your diet? You won't miss any of the calories, fat, or carbs in these brownies!
 

Dieters Beware Brownies
This recipe screams with calories! Very rich, very good, and very fattening.

Frosted Apple Squares
Here is something new and tasty to do with all those apples you picked at the orchard. This treat tastes remarkable like an apple Danish; but unlike a Danish, it's easy to make.

German Lebkuchen Squares
A wonderful German Christmas tradition that is consumed and enjoyed around the world. It is thought that the Lebkuchen was probably the first cookie traditionally associated with Christmas and oldest form of cookie known to humankind.



Graham Cracker Marshmallow Bars
How about a delicious no-bake cookie? So easy to make and so addictive!


Lemon Bars Deluxe
I have found that it is hard to find a really good lemon bar recipe, as some have too much crust and not enough filling while others are not lemony enough. Here is the recipe that I recommend. It is just right!


Lemon Meringue Bars
If you love Lemon Meringue Pie, you will definitely love these Lemon Meringue Bars. So delicious and easier to make than a pie.


Mincemeat Bars
This wonderful recipe and photo were shared with me by my sister, Carol Arroyo, and her website called The Baking Pan.
 

Nanaimo Bar - Original Nanaimo Bar Recipe
There have been many versions of Nanaimo Bars made over the years, but the Original Nanaimo Bar recipe still stands as a favorite. These bars are very rich!

Oatmeal Date Squares
(Matrimonial Date Bars)
This recipe is an old family recipe. It is delicious and one of my favorite bars. These bars are also great topped with sweetened ice cream or a vanilla custard, but I love to just eat them as they are!

Oh Henry Bars
These cookies will remind you of the famous Oh Henry candy bars.

Orange Date Nut Bars
These cookies are a very chewy and delicious cookies. Makes a great Christmas cookie.


Outrageous Oreo Crunch Brownies
How about Oreo cookies with lots of chocolate for your "chocolate fix?

Pecan Squares - Pecan Pie Squares - Pecan Bars
These Pecan Squares are so good! In fact you will find them very intoxicating and addictive! They taste like you are eating a pecan pie.

Portland Fig Cookies
This recipe is from the cookbook called Cookies Unlimited by Nick Malgieri.  Nick says, "One of the best cookies I have ever tasted."
 

Raspberry Linzer Bars
These cookies are a very chewy cookies and delicious cookies. Makes a great Christmas cookie.


Rice Krispies Treats
This classic treat is always a favorite with children and a crowd-pleaser. My children loved this recipe when they were young.


Rocky Road S'mores Bars
What could be better cookie treat than graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows? When my children were young, you would ask for these cookies all the time.


Saucepan Scotchie Bars
Saucepan Scotchies are great for a snack anytime - and they also travel well too. Easy to make with a good taste. What more could you ask?


Ten Plus Brownies
Cut into tiny squares - they are very gooey and rich. These brownies are sure to be a family favorite.

Ambrosia Macaroon Cookies
These delicious cookies are brought to new heights with the addition of orange zest and drizzling them with chocolate for a festive finish. Very easy-to-make and so good!

Benne Wafers - Sesame Seed Cookies
You will find these delicious Benne Wafers in candy shops and stands throughout the Low Country (the coastal area around Charleston, SC) of the South.
 

Chai Seed Cookies
These cookies make a great healthy treat for your family. They are nutritious as well as delicious!

Cherry Pecan Meringue Cookies
A wonderful delicious low-calorie cookie to help satisfy your sweet tooth.

Chocolate Chip Cookies
The absolute best  Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. The addition of powdered rolled oats makes these exception chocolate chip cookies. This will definitely become your favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe!
 

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten Free/Casein Free - I made these gluten free and casein free cookies for my grandson who is on a special diet. 
 

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten-Free Buckwheat & Rice Flour Recipe

Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This delightful cookie recipe was shared with me by Marianne Wright of Austin, Texas.

Chocolate Cornflake Cookies
This fantastic recipe is from the cookbook, Dessert Circus, Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make At Home, by Jacques Torres.

Chocolate Espresso Cookies
Chocoholics Beware!  I like to call these cookies Chocolate Bombs, as the chocolate, espresso, and cayenne powder seem to explode in your mouth with flavor.

Chocolate Meringue Cookies
A delicious low-fat cookie that will fit on your diet.

Chocolate Sundae Cookies
These cookies remind me of the chocolate pinwheel cookies. This recipe was shared with me by a neighbor of mine, Shirley Snyder of Scholls, Oregon. I believe this cookie recipe is an older Pillsbury Cook-Off recipe winner.

Coconut Cornflake Macaroons
These coconut macaroons are a delicious, chewy version of the classic macaroon cookie. They are also very easy to prepare. My mother used to make these cookies when I was young. To this day, these cookies are one of my favorites.

Cowboy Cookies
My daughter, Brenda Weller, says this are the best Cowboy Cookies ever. Once you make them, I know that you will agree with her.

Cranberry Lemon Cookies
This is a very delicious cookie that I like to make every Christmas season, and everyone seems to love them. If you are looking for a special cookie, these are it!

Dunking Platter Cookies
This cookies are also known as Cowboy Cookies.

Flourless Pistachio Cookies
(Ka'ik ib'Fis'dok)
These delicious cookies are traditionally served as a Jewish Passover treat. They are a gluten-free treat that everyone, especially pistachio lovers, will enjoy.

Frosted Date Creams
These cookies are very moist, chewy, and delicious.


Fruit Cake Cookies
These cookies are simply great! They are lovely to look at, easy to make, fabulous eating, and expensive to make. They are similar to a fruit cake. The longer you store these delicious cookie, the better they taste.


Latin Lace Florentines
The lacy texture of this traditional Florentine results from its thin, buttery batter giving the cookie a festive holiday look and feel. A surprising hint of chili powder nicely balances the Florentine’s crisp texture and slight sweetness.
 

Lavender Meringue Cookies
These Lavender Meringues Cookies are fabulous! You are sure to get raves when you serve them. These cookies are low in fat.


Lemon Meringue Cookies
My husband absolutely loves these low-fat cookies! These cookies seem to be a favorite of men.


Macaroons
This traditional French cookie may be sandwiched with flavored fillings of pastry cremes, fruit, ganache, or half dipped in chocolate.

Maple Oatmeal Cookies
This is a wonderful version of oatmeal cookies.
 

Mini Vanilla Meringue Kiss
A delicious Meringue Cookie that is also low in fat. They're a tasty treat to have on hand when guests drop by for a quick cup of tea or for your afternoon tea party.


Mountain Bar Cookies
These cookies are a very chewy and delicious no-bake cookies - just mix and eat! When my daughter, Nancy Hartman, was young, this was her favorite cookie to make.

 
Oatmeal Cookies
What could be easier and simpler than an old-fashioned oatmeal cookie?  Easy-to-make and always delicious! I like adding raisins to this simple version, but you can add nuts and/or chocolate chips if desired.


Pistachio Rose Water Macaroons
These exotically flavored, pale green cookies are quite special. The recipe comes from the cookbook Jewish Food: The World at Table by Matthew Goodman.



Soft and Chewy Harvest Cookie
Delicious and healthy cookies with the use of squash and oat meal.


Sweet Banana Peanut Butter Cookies
Bananas and peanut butter all in one cookie. What could be better?

After-Dinner Mint Cookies
A very refreshing and delicious cookie to serve at the end of a great meal.

Baby Button Cookies
This delicious cookie recipe is by Lisa Ritter of the Big Sugar Bakeshop in Studio City, CA.

Biscoitos de Maizena - Cornstarch Cookies
These cookies are a favorite in Brazil. They are named "Maizena" because that is the brand name of their cornstarch. Delicious anytime of the year, but also great for a Gluten-Free Diet.

Bon Bon Cookies
Some people will call these candy - but candy or cookie they are a wonderful! These cookies have always been a holiday favorite of mine.

Brown Butter Madeleines
Madeleines are also know as a small cake. These are a traditional tea cake.

Cherry Bon Bon Cookies
These cookies are so good that you will think you are eating candy.

Chewy Ginger Cookies
Ginger cookies have been popular with children for generations. Add these chewy ginger cookies to your holiday cookie plate.

Chocolate Biscotti
These biscotti are as pretty as they are delicious tasting. Excellent served with a cup of coffee. But on special occasions or after dinner, serve them with a sparkling wine or a sweet dessert wine for a wonderful treat.

Chocolate Crinkles (Kringles)
These are wonderful cookie - a chocolate lover's delight! I definitely love chocolate! The recipe is adapted from u>Betty Crocker's 1963 Cookbook.

Classic Lace Cookies
These cookies are named after the lace-like holes that form as they bake. These exquisite cookies are very fragile and delicate, and are well worth the time it takes to make them, even thought they are actually easy-to-make.

Doughnut Cookies
How about a cookie that looks like a doughnut? The cookies are simple to make and not too sweet. Let your children help decorate these delightful cookies.

Gingersnap Cookies
Gingersnaps have been popular with children for generations, and today's children have seldom tasted true gingersnap cookies. This excellent recipe makes cookies that really snap.

High Tea Lemon Cookies
This is an old-fashion recipe that is very rich and delicious. If you love lemon, you'll absolutely love these cookies. Be prepared though, all your friends will want this recipe after they taste these delicious cookies. 

Honey Butterball Cookies
These holiday Honey Butterball cookies look similar to Mexican Wedding Cakes, Swedish Tea Cakes, Russian Tea Cakes, etc., but they are a softer cookie.

Honey-Lavender Biscotti
These biscotti are as pretty as they are delicious tasting. Excellent served with a cup of coffee. But on special occasions or after dinner, serve them with a sparkling wine or a sweet dessert wine for a wonderful treat.

Italian Pignoli Amaretti
(Pine Nut Cookies)
One of my favorite macaroon cookies which is featured in most Italian bakeries. Pignoli (pine nuts) cookies are the Southern Italian version of macaroons.

Italian Pizzelles - Italian Wafer Cookies
Pizzelle's come from Italy. They are also known as Italian wafer cookies. Many different cultures have adapted this cookie and re-named it accordingly.


Kentucky Bourbon Balls
Some people will call these candy - but candy or cookie they are a wonderful! I do not recommend serving these cookies to children.



Korova Cookies (Sables Korova)
This is a simple butter cookie turned into something magical. It's that unexpected hint of salt and how it combines with the chocolate that makes for an explosive burst of flavor.


Molasses Crinkles
This recipe originally came from an older 1950s Betty Crocker Cookbook that I received for a wedding gift.
 

Oatmeal-Lemon Sugar Cookies
I've had this Oatmeal Sugar Cookie recipes for years, and I have no idea where it originally came from. The elusive lemon flavor makes these cookies the ideal accompaniment to an evening dessert.

Old Fashioned Refrigerator Cookies
During the late 1920s and 1930s in Vernonia, Oregon, Grandma Myers baked these cookies in the oven of her wood stove.

Oreo-Style Cookies
These delicious dark chocolate sandwich cookies come very close to matching the taste of the original Oreo cookies.


Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss
What better place to put a chocolate kiss candy than in the center of a delicious peanut butter cookie.


Peanut Butter Cookies
A recipe collection wouldn't be complete without most children's favorite cookie - Peanut Butter Cookies. This is a very easy-to-make and delicious cookie.


Pecan Tassies
This is a favorite Southern cookie - especially at Christmas. You will find these tassies very addictive! Tassies are little tarts or pies, or actually miniature pecan pies.


Peppermint Melt Away Cookies
These cookies literally melt in your mouth!" This version makes a beautiful Christmas cookie and will definitely make your cookie platter look very festive!
 

Peppermint Snowballs
This is a great-tasting holiday cookie and these cookies are very pretty on your holiday cookie plate.


Pistachio and Cherry Mexican Wedding Cookies
A wonderful and delicious version of the Mexican Wedding Cookies.


Pistachio Cranberry Cookies
I have changed the original recipe to include the egg in the dough. I used the dried tart cherries. My husband really enjoyed these cookies.


Popcorn Balls
These old-time popcorn balls are great anytime, but they're especially fun to enjoy at Halloween or Christmas time.


Russian Teacakes
Mexican Wedding Cakes
Swedish Tea Cake
This favorite holiday cookie is known by many different names around the world, such as Mexican Wedding Cakes, Russian Teacakes, Swedish Tea Cakes, Italian Butter Nut, Southern Pecan Butterball, Snowdrop, Viennese Sugar Ball, Sand Tarts, and Snowball. Butterballs.

Snickerdoodles
Cookies as we know them in America were originally brought to the United States by our English, Scottish, and Dutch immigrants. Earlier names for cookies such as Snickerdoodles and Cry Babies originated with the New England states.


Spritz Cookies
Crisp, fragile, and buttery tasting. Great for Christmas goodies. What Christmas holiday cookie plate would be complete without Spritz Cookies? My mother made these every Christmas season since I was little, and I make them now.


Turtles
These could be considered either a candy or a cookies. They are delicious no matter what you call them!


Viennese Chocolate Sables
Sable cookies are a classic French cookie originating in Normandy. Sable is French for "sand," which refer to the sandy texture of these delicate shortbread-like cookies. Typically, these cookies are shaped into a "W" to represent the Wittamer pasty shop in Brussels.

Biscochitos - Anise Seed Cookies I
 

Bizcochitos - Anise Seed Cookies II
Usually every Christmas gathering in New Mexico serves these wonderful biscochitos. Biscochitos are said to be native to New Mexico.

Chocolate Mint Wafers
This wonderful cookie recipe and photo were shared with me by my sister, Carol Arroyo, and her website called The Baking Pan.

Cream Wafers
These Cream Wafers are delicate, pastry-like rounds, one-bite wonders with a rich filling. There is no sugar in the actual wafer, though they are dipped in sugar before baking. I have been making these cookies for over 40 years.


Date Pinwheel Cookies - Date Swirl Cookies
My mother made this cookies every Christmas season when I was young. I've always loved these cookies!

German Springerle Cookies
These have been and still are traditional Christmas cookies in Bavaria and Austria for centuries. Springerle are anise-flavored cookies, made from a simple egg-flour-sugar dough. Usually rectangular or circular in shape, they have a picture or design stamped on the top.

Gingerbread Cookies
How about making these traditional Christmas gingerbread cookies?

Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
My daughter, Nancy Hartman, makes these every Christmas for our family. They are easy to make, yet elegant and delicious.  She likes to "half dip" the cookies in bittersweet chocolate! 

Adult Cookies

Chocolate Biscotti
These biscotti are as pretty as they are delicious tasting. Excellent served with a cup of coffee. But on special occasions or after dinner, serve them with a sparkling wine or a sweet dessert wine for a wonderful treat..

Chocolate Chip Cookies
The absolute best  Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. The addition of powdered rolled oats makes these exception chocolate chip cookies. This will definitely become your favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe!
 

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten Free/Casein Free - I made these gluten free and casein free cookies for my grandson who is on a special diet.
 

Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Gluten-Free Buckwheat & Rice Flour Recipe)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
This wonderful quick and easy cookie pie is courtesy of Christine Torres and her web site called Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea and chocolate in between.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This delightful cookie recipe was shared with me by Marianne Wright of Austin, Texas.

Chocolate Cornflake Cookies
This fantastic recipe is from the cookbook, Dessert Circus, Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make At Home, by Jacques Torres.

Chocolate Crinkles (Kringles)
These are wonderful cookie - a chocolate lover's delight! I definitely love chocolate! The recipe is adapted from Betty Crocker's 1963 Cookbook.

Chocolate Espresso Cookies
Chocoholics Beware!  I like to call these cookies Chocolate Bombs, as the chocolate, espresso, and cayenne powder seem to explode in your mouth with flavor.

Chocolate Graham Cracker Cookies
One of my favorite childhood treats! My mother always made these with leftover frosting (I thinks she made extra frosting on purpose). To this day, when I want a quick chocolate fix, I make these Chocolate Graham Cracker Cookies.

Chocolate Meringue Cookies
A delicious low-fat cookie that will fit on your diet.

Chocolate Mint Squares
You'll enjoy this refreshing combination of chocolate and mint.

Chocolate Mint Wafers
This wonderful cookie recipe and photo were shared with me by my sister, Carol Arroyo, and her website called The Baking Pan.
 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pizza
One big giant cookie! What could be better than chocolate and peanut butter? Surprise your family and friends with this easy-to-make dessert.

Chocolate Peanut Butter S'more Cookies
Recipe created by Lisa Jaworski. Lisa says, "I created these cookies because I wanted to use up some Ritz crackers. They were a huge hit at my afternoon tea!"

Chocolate Sundae Cookies
These cookies remind me of the chocolate pinwheel cookies. This recipe was shared with me by a neighbor of mine, Shirley Snyder of Scholls, Oregon. I believe this cookie recipe is an older Pillsbury Cook-Off recipe winner.

Chocolate Truffle Bars
As you peruse this recipe, this thought may occur: "Oh my! This must be terribly rich and full of calories." Well, you're exactly right - but indulge yourself anyway with one of these divinel
 

Dieters Beware Brownies
This recipe screams with calories! Very rich, very good, and very fattening.


Korova Cookies (Sables Korova)
This is a simple butter cookie turned into something magical. It's that unexpected hint of salt and how it combines with the chocolate that makes for an explosive burst of flavor.
 

Mini Chocolate Tea Brownies
The perfect cookie for your tea party.


Mountain Bar Cookies
These cookies are a very chewy and delicious no-bake cookies - just mix and eat! When my daughter, Nancy Hartman, was young, this was her favorite cookie to make.

 
Neapolitan Cookies
Two types of flavors combine to make a distinctive cookie. Light dough filled with almond flavoring, cherries and nuts is sandwiched between a chocolate, cinnamon, nutty dough. These take a little more time to prepare, but they get rave reviews.


Oreo-Style Cookies
These delicious dark chocolate sandwich cookies come very close to matching the taste of the original Oreo cookies..


Outrageous Oreo Crunch Brownies
How about Oreo cookies with lots of chocolate for your "chocolate fix?
 

Raspberry Brownie Delight
Absolutely the best dessert for summer.


Rocky Road S'mores Bars
What could be better cookie treat than graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows? When my children were young, you would ask for these cookies all the time.


S'mores
This American classic is everyone's favorite childhood treat! S'mores are thought to have gotten their name from frequent requests for "some more" whenever they were made. There is no "right" way to make a S'more. Anyway you like it, is the right way. This recipe is one that has been passed down through years of family and scout camps.


Ten Plus Brownies
Cut into tiny squares - they are very gooey and rich. These brownies are sure to be a family favorite.


Turtles
These could be considered either a candy or a cookies. They are delicious no matter


Viennese Chocolate Sables
Sable cookies are a classic French cookie originating in Normandy. Sable is French for "sand," which refer to the sandy texture of these delicate shortbread-like cookies. Typically, these cookies are shaped into a "W" to represent the Wittamer pasty shop in Brussels.


White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
These cookies are a little more expensive to make, but make luscious gifts or great snack cookies. They also freeze very well. High quality white chocolate is essential to these cookies.


Whoopie Pies
A whoopie pie is like a sandwich, but made with two soft cookies with a fluffy white filling. Traditional whoopies pies are made with vegetable shortening, not butter. The original and most commonly made whoopie pie is chocolate.