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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Chocolate chip
Lemon bars

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.