Top No Bake Bar Cookies

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Linda Larsen
Linda Larsen
Linda Larsen is a journalist, quick-cooking and slow-cooking expert, and accomplished cookbook author with over 30 years of experience in testing and developing recipes.
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Updated on 06/28/25
Chocolate crisp bar

 

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I love No Bake Cookies, and I love bar cookies. No bake cookies are super quick to make, and bar cookies don't need any fussing around with shaping or frosting each individual cookie. These recipes are ideal for very hot summer days, when the kids are bored and want to do something. Teaching them how to cook is one of the best things you can do for them because it's a skill they'll take with them and use for the rest of their lives. And it's fun! These quick and easy recipes are all delicious.

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    Peanut Butter Marshmallow Treats

    Marshmallow treats

     

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    What could make Rice Krispie Bars even better? Peanut butter. And what improves on that? Peanut butter cups! This peanut butter marshmallow treats recipe is simply sensational.

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    Microwave Chocolate Crisp Bars

    Chocolate crisp bar

     

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    These bars are rich and easy to make. They use cocoa flavored crisp rice cereal along with chocolate chips to make a super chocolatey bar cookie. I added peanut butter to the frosting, since the original recipe didn't use any, which I think makes the frosting smoother. But you can leave out the peanut butter if there's an issue with it.

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    Caramel Cereal Chews

    Caramel chews

     

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    This recipe is super sweet, so be warned; you have to cut them into tiny pieces. This is my sister Laura's favorite bar cookie. If you like pralines, you'll love this recipe!

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    Peanut Butter Cup Bars

    Peanut butter cup bars

     

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    These bars taste just like Peanut Butter Cups, hence the name. But if you've ever made the knock-off peanut butter cup recipe, there's lots of fooling with coating miniature candy cups, filling them, then re-coating, and all that nonsense. These bars are much faster to make and they're even better!

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