Bar Recipes

When you are looking for quick baked goods to make, you might want to consider bar recipes, which are simply baked in a cake or jelly roll pan then cut into squares or rectangles to serve. Like other kinds of cookies, bars come in a variety of flavors and use delicious ingredients for taste and texture.

Some of the bar cookies people are most familiar with are brownies and the bar version of chocolate chip cookies. Both of these are not only tasty, but easy to make. And, who hasn't enjoyed a tart lemon bar on a spring day? But, bar recipes do not stop with these traditional options. Try our delicately flavored cinnamon squares or one of our chewy and crunchy nut bars.

Many bakers prefer to make bars, especially when they have to produce large quantities since they can save time by spreading the batter in a single pan instead of forming individual cookies. So, the real question is do you have to use a recipe designed especially for a bar cookie or can you use any old cookie recipe? Many cookie recipes can be converted to make squares; what you need to look for is a recipe with a soft dough you can spread in the pan. Generally, dough or batter that expands or rises a little during baking works best for bars. So, dough meant to be cut out such as that used for sugar cookies or shortbread is usually not appropriate for bars, but many other cookie recipes can be used to make bars. If you are not adventurous or can't afford to experiment, make sure you use a recipe specifically for bar cookies!

Another advantage of bar recipes is that you can bake them all at once, since you can fill up your pan instead of spacing them on a cookie sheet. If you are in a hurry, this can get you and your bars out the door quite a bit faster.

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