Good dessert bar recipes are the easiest way to feed a crowd: you mix, spread into a pan, bake or chill, and cut into squares. These 21 dessert bar recipes come from the Dessertlush archive, from caramel shortbread bars to blondies, peach crumb bars and no-bake bars, and every one links to the full recipe with exact measurements and step-by-step instructions.
Times and servings for these dessert bar recipes come from each recipe card. Most take under an hour in total, and many serve 16 to 24, which makes them a good fit for parties, potlucks and bake sales.
Which Dessert Bar Recipe Should You Make?
- Fastest: Easy Scotcheroos Dessert Bars take 21 minutes in total, and Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars take 35.
- Biggest batches: Easy Samoa Cookie Caramel Bars, Easy Millionaire Cookie Bars, Easy Mud Hen Bars Recipe, Easy Scotcheroos Dessert Bars and Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars all serve 24.
- Under 45 minutes: M&M Cookie Bars, Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Bars, Thick & Chewy Funfetti Blondies, Cinnamon Roll Blondies, Moist Zucchini Cake Bars and Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars.
- No oven needed: Easy Scotcheroos Dessert Bars, Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars are no-bake.
- Fruit and citrus: Lemon Raspberry Delight Bars, Easy Fresh Peach Crumb Bars and Raspberry White Chocolate Brownies (Blondies).
- Worth the extra time: Millionaire Shortbread Bars Recipe and Lemon Raspberry Delight Bars take 1 hr 25 min, and Easy Fresh Peach Crumb Bars takes 1 hr 10 min.
Chocolate and Caramel Dessert Bars
1. Millionaire Shortbread Bars Recipe
Buttery shortbread topped with homemade caramel and a chocolate layer, finished with flaky sea salt. 45 minutes of prep and 40 of cooking, and it serves 20.
Get the recipe →2. Easy Millionaire Cookie Bars
Brown sugar cookie dough with semi-sweet chocolate chips and M&Ms, baked as bars. 15 minutes of prep and 25 in the oven, and it serves 24.
Get the recipe →3. Easy Samoa Cookie Caramel Bars
A shortbread crust with caramel-coated toasted coconut and a chocolate drizzle, an easy bar version of the classic Samoa flavor. It serves 24.
Get the recipe →4. Chocolate Chip Caramel Butter Bars
Buttery bars with a caramel center and milk chocolate chips, with flaky sea salt on top. 25 minutes of prep and 35 in the oven.
Get the recipe →5. Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Oat Cookie Bars
Rolled oats, semi-sweet chocolate chips and thick salted caramel sauce, topped with flaky sea salt. 50 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →6. Easy Mud Hen Bars Recipe
Fudgy chocolate, mini marshmallows and a brown-sugar meringue top. Ready in 50 minutes, and it serves 24.
Get the recipe →7. Brownie Birthday Cake Bars Recipe
A brownie layer and a birthday cake layer baked together as bars. 20 minutes of prep and 35 in the oven.
Get the recipe →Cookie Bars and Blondies
8. M&M Cookie Bars
Cookie bars made with melted butter, brown sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips and M&M candies. Ready in 40 minutes.
Get the recipe →9. Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Bars
Cookie butter and semi-sweet chocolate chips in a melted-butter cookie bar. Ready in 40 minutes.
Get the recipe →10. Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
Rolled oats, creamy peanut butter, honey and chocolate chips, with no flour in the ingredient list. 40 minutes in total, and it serves 12.
Get the recipe →11. S’mores Cookies Bars
Graham cracker crumbs, mini marshmallows and milk chocolate in a soft cookie bar. 50 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →12. Thick & Chewy Funfetti Blondies
Thick, chewy blondies with rainbow sprinkles, almond extract and white chocolate chips. 40 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →13. Raspberry White Chocolate Brownies (Blondies)
Blondies with fresh raspberries and white chocolate. 45 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →14. Cinnamon Roll Blondies
Blondies with a cinnamon swirl and a vanilla glaze. 40 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →Fruit and Cheesecake Dessert Bars
15. Lemon Raspberry Delight Bars
Lemon custard over a buttery shortbread crust with a ribbon of reduced raspberry. It slices cleanly after chilling. 1 hr 25 min in total.
Get the recipe →16. Easy Fresh Peach Crumb Bars
Fresh peaches layered between a buttery shortbread base and a crumb topping, finished with a vanilla glaze. It serves 18.
Get the recipe →17. Moist Zucchini Cake Bars
Zucchini cake bars with chocolate chips, made with almond flour and coconut sugar. Ready in 44 minutes.
Get the recipe →18. Mini Egg Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Cookie bars with a cream cheese layer and crushed Cadbury Mini Eggs. 55 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →No-Bake Dessert Bars
19. Easy Scotcheroos Dessert Bars
Peanut butter rice cereal bars topped with butterscotch and semisweet chocolate. A no-bake recipe that is ready in 21 minutes.
Get the recipe →20. Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
A no-bake bar with a Biscoff cookie crust, a pumpkin cheesecake filling and a chocolate drizzle. 35 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →21. Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars
A no-bake cookie dough bar with heat-treated flour and a chocolate layer. 40 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →Tips for Making Dessert Bar Recipes
Line the pan the way the recipe card says, and let bars cool or chill before cutting. Lemon Raspberry Delight Bars slice cleanly after chilling, and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars use heat-treated flour, so check the recipe card for how to prepare it.
If you want more ideas, see our 21 easy no-bake desserts, the 23 easy cookie recipes and the 25 easy chocolate desserts.
Dessert Bar Recipes FAQs
What is the fastest bar to make from this list?
Easy Scotcheroos Dessert Bars are the fastest of these dessert bar recipes at 21 minutes in total.
Which dessert bars need no oven?
Easy Scotcheroos Dessert Bars, Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars are no-bake bars.
Which dessert bar recipes serve the most people?
Easy Samoa Cookie Caramel Bars, Easy Millionaire Cookie Bars, Easy Mud Hen Bars Recipe, Easy Scotcheroos Dessert Bars and Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars serve 24 each.
Which bars take the longest?
Millionaire Shortbread Bars Recipe and Lemon Raspberry Delight Bars take 1 hr 25 min in total, and Easy Fresh Peach Crumb Bars takes 1 hr 10 min.
Are there fruit dessert bar recipes here?
Yes: Lemon Raspberry Delight Bars, Easy Fresh Peach Crumb Bars, Raspberry White Chocolate Brownies (Blondies) and Moist Zucchini Cake Bars.
More Dessert Bar Recipes
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