Holiday Dessert Bars You Will Love

Cookie bars are the shortcut every busy baker needs in December. One pan, a quick press or spread, and you pull a whole tray out of the oven instead of baking batch after batch. They feed a crowd, they slice into neat squares, and they are the easiest way to fill a cookie exchange without standing over the stove all afternoon.

This collection of Christmas cookie bars covers everything from classic sugar cookie bars to brownie-based bars and snickerdoodle blondies, all made with simple ingredients and reliable steps. If you want a lot of festive treats with minimal effort, start here.

Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars

All the flavor of a soft sugar cookie in a thick,frosting-topped bar. These are the ones that disappear first at every party.

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Snickerdoodle Blondies

A chewy blondie with the warm cinnamon sugar finish of a snickerdoodle. Simple, cozy, and hard to stop eating.

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Monster Cookie Bars

Packed with chocolate, peanut butter, candy, and oats. A hearty bar that feeds a hungry crowd and freezes beautifully.

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Gingerbread Brownies

Rich chocolate meets warm gingerbread spice. A decadent holiday mashup that stands out on any dessert table.

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Mint Chocolate Brownies

Mint chocolate brownies with a fudgy brownie base, a creamy no-bake mint cheesecake layer, and a smooth chocolate ganache topping.

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Christmas Cookie Bars

Sugar cookie bars topped with Russian buttercream, soft and sweet, they're a real favorite.

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Reindeer Christmas Brownies

Fudgy brownies turned into reindeer with frosting and candy faces, a favorite because the kids get to do all the decorating.

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If you love these bars, the rest of the holiday baking is on my traditional Christmas cookies list.