How to Use bar cookie in a Sentence

bar cookie

noun
  • These chewy, sweet bar cookies are easy to make.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
  • For sweet rolls, cakes, bar cookies, and crispy rice treats, these recipes are a cinch to make and to share with a crowd.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Homemade cutout, drop, and bar cookies are pre-boxed in a 1-pound box for $13.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • These ooey-gooey treats taste like a twist between blackberry cobbler and a bar cookie.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Turn your favorite cereal into these fun no-bake bar cookies.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Turn your favorite cereal into these fun no-bake bar cookies.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
  • To prevent bar cookies from crumbling, always cool them in the pan before cutting.
    — Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2015
  • My sister took home one of her favorite desserts, a carmelita -- a bar cookie made with oats, chocolate and a lot of caramel.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Though this 20-minute, one-bowl bar cookie recipe calls for peach and raspberry jam, any jam or marmalade will work well.
    — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2020
  • It’s put together as a pie with layers like a bar cookie for a look that’s impressive but simple to pull off.
    — Genevieve Ko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • This is a variation of my grandmas seven layer bar cookie recipe that has been a favorite in the midwest for years.
    — Nik Pugmire, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • This is a variation of my grandmas seven layer bar cookie recipe that has been a favorite in the midwest for years.
    — Nik Pugmire, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • This delicate bar cookie offers a pleasing mix of sweet and lightly tart flavors and homey qualities.
    — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Nothing’s easier than a bar cookie, and nothing’s more fun than getting to use your imagination.
    — Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Instead of apple, try pear pie, muffins, cake, bar cookies, quick breads, salads, even a big Dutch Baby pancake.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 17 Oct. 2017
  • These bar cookies have the satisfying texture and heft of a brownie, but a wonderful butterscotch flavor.
    — Katie Workman, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Think rhubarb, lemon, and strawberries for fruits, baked into treats like panna cotta, cheesecake, bar cookies, cream puffs, pavlovas, shortbread, and angel food cake.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Traditional Scottish shortbread bars are another bar cookie that yields incredible results from a simple recipe.
    — Casey Barber, CNN, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Nutty tahini adds a layer of complexity to this classic bar cookie and marries beautifully with dark chocolate chunks — a match made in heaven, with each encouraging the other to shine.
    — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2019

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