Favorite cookies/bars

[Anonymous]

My kids are swimming like crazy this summer, and so I'd like to take advantage of their hearty appetites and not being at school to bake a lot (and therefore hopefully spend less money on pre-made animal crackers, graham crackers, etc.).

What are your favorite cookies/bars that I should bake? No allergies or dietary restrictions.

[Anonymous]

Chocolate chip
Lemon bars

[Anonymous]

This time of year it's brown butter chocolate chip cookies: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/joys-brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies-with-pecans-recipe

They are very addictive though - fair warning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This time of year it's brown butter chocolate chip cookies: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/joys-brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies-with-pecans-recipe

They are very addictive though - fair warning.

Oh and for bars I love America's Test Kitchen cheesecake bar recipe. Super easy and scratches my cheesecake cravings without having to make a whole cheesecake (and spend $40 on ingredients). Also easy to doctor up -- can make chocolate swirl or pumpkin versions.

[Anonymous]

My son loves snickerdoodles, and they have the advantage of having nothing to melt. Highly recommend those.
We also love lemon cookies: https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/glazed-lemon-cookies,
And thumbprint cookies with raspberry or blackberry jam.

[Anonymous]

Agree that you can’t beat a cold lemon bar on a hot day. I use the Barefoot Contessa recipe. Make sure you chill them for a few hours before taking them to the pool.

[Anonymous]

These! I use raspberry jam, but the recipe says apricot is tasty and I'd believe it:
https://www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-jumble-bars-12367

They're so easy and a crowd pleaser.

Speaking of crowd pleasers - Rice Krispie treats are always, always a hit.

[Anonymous]

Tasty chocolate chip cookie recipe
Brownies Dunkin’ Hines add chips freeze them
Peanut blossoms recipe on the back of Hershey kisses
Oatmeal chocolate chip bars frozen

I also freeze individual small zip looks filled with fruit cut up pieces

[Anonymous]

Oatmeal scotchies (recipe on butterscotch chip bag)
PRETZEL Turtles
Sugar cookies

[Anonymous]

Chocolate chip cookies are everyone's favorite. I also like the jammy oat bar type bar cookies.
Check out the book "One Tin Bakes", it has a ton of sweet and savory ideas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These! I use raspberry jam, but the recipe says apricot is tasty and I'd believe it:
https://www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-jumble-bars-12367

They're so easy and a crowd pleaser.

Speaking of crowd pleasers - Rice Krispie treats are always, always a hit.

NP- thanks- I am going to try these, but with some fruit I cook down rather than jam.

These are similar, but no-bake and now that I'm thinking about them I need to make some.
They are the oatmeal chocolate peanut butter drop cookies that we used to call "poodles":

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-no-bake-cookies/#tasty-recipes-70966