Delicious Bar Cookies - Triple Layer Chocolate Bars and Cranberry Coconut Bars

For quick-fix tempting desserts, try bar dessert/cookies. They are easy, tasty, and they are easy to transport to pitch-in meals, office parties, family reunions, etc. The Triple Layer Chocolate Bars are perfect for the chocoholic in your group. The Cranberry-Coconut Bars are a perfect blend of tart and sweet combining cranberries, coconut, and white baking chips.

TRIPLE LAYER CHOCOLATE BARS

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup cocoa, divided
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup chopped nuts
2 cups (12 oz pkg) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, stir graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup of the cocoa and the sugar together. Stir butter into mixture, blending well. Press mixture firmly onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.

In a small bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk, flour, egg, vanilla, baking powder and the remaining cocoa. Stir nuts into the mixture. Spread evenly over prepared crust. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until set. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into 24 or 36 bars depending on the size you want. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature.

CRANBERRY COCONUT BARS

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup quick oats
1 pkg (12-oz) white baking chips, divided
1 cup shredded coconut
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
1/3 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease or spray a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan; set aside.

In a small bowl, combine flour and baking soda; set aside. Cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar; add eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture gradually. Blend in oats, 1 cup of the white baking chips, coconut and cranberries. Press dough evenly into the prepared jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center is set. Cool completely.

In a small saucepan, cook and stir remaining baking chips and milk over low heat until smooth. Drizzle mixture over cooled bars. Sprinkle with chopped pecans, if desired. Cut into bars to serve.

Enjoy!

Quick Christmas Cookie Recipes - Lemon Snowflake Cookies

A deliciously light and flavorful cookie.

1 (18 1/4 oz.) pkg. lemon pudding cake mix

2 1/4 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 egg

Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl, combine cake mix, whipped topping and egg. Beat with mixer on medium speed until well blended. Batter will be very sticky.

Drop by teaspoonfuls into confectioners' sugar and roll lightly to completely coat.

Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 to12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan and let cool.

Makes 60 to 72 cookies.

=> Quick Christmas Cookie Recipes: No Bake Snowball Cookies

These easy to make cookies look like miniature snowballs.

4 cups Bran cereal

1 cup dried pitted prunes

1 2/3 cups raisins

1 1/2 cups dried apricots

2 cups pecans, chopped

Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Place bran cereal and prunes into a food processor or blender; cover and blend until cereal is crumbled. Add in the raisins, apricots and pecans. Blend until dried fruit and nuts are finely chopped.

Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll balls into confectioners' sugar. Store cookies in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator.

Before serving, roll the cookies into confectioners' sugar again, if desired.

Makes 66 cookies.

=> Quick Christmas Cookie Recipes: Easy Strawberry Cookies

These cookies are bursting with the sweet goodness of strawberry flavor.

1 (18 1/4 oz.) pkg. strawberry cake mix

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 (8 oz.) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed

2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

In a bowl, combine the cake mix, egg and the whipped topping; mix until well combined.

Place confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls into sugar; roll until coated completely.

Place cookie balls onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. Let cool.

Makes 60 cookies.

=> Quick Christmas Cookie Recipes: Two Minute Cookies

Whip up these yummy cookies in a jiffy.

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup milk

2 cups sugar

3 cups dry quick cooking oats or rolled oats

5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1/2 cup raisins, chopped nuts or coconut

Directions

In a large saucepan, heat the butter, milk and sugar; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Stir in the oats, cocoa and raisins, nuts or coconut. Drop by the tablespoonful onto waxed paper. Cool.

Makes 36 cookies.

Quick Christmas Cookie Recipes - Easy Fruitcake Bar Cookies

Instead of a big, heavy fruitcake, serve these delicious cookies.

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 3/4 cups packed brown sugar

3 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

3 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped

1 1/2 cups candied pineapple, coarsely chopped

1 3/4 cups red and green cherries, halved

2 cups pitted dates, halved

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Prepare a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Lightly sprinkle pan with flour.

In a bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Stir in the vanilla. Add the flour and walnuts; mix well.

Spread mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle walnuts, pineapple, cherries and dates on top; press lightly into dough.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

Makes 96 bar cookies.

=> Quick Christmas Cookie Recipes: Quick Holiday Cookies

Whip up these fun cookies anytime you need to make cookies in a hurry.

1 (9 oz.) pkg. yellow cake mix

2/3 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 egg

1/2 cup red and green holiday M&Ms, or butterscotch chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a bowl, combine the cake mix, oats, butter and egg; beat well. Stir in the M&Ms or chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan immediately and let cool completely.

Makes 24 cookies.

=> Quick Christmas Cookie Recipes: Easy Peppermint Cookies

These tasty cookies are sprinkled with peppermint candy.

2/3 cup butter flavored shortening

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup peppermint candies, crushed

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

In a bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar; beat in the egg.

In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in peppermint candy.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookie edges begin to brown. Remove from pan and let cool completely.

Makes 36 cookies.

Recipe For Almond And Chocolate Based Coconut Cookies

The following are basic instructions for making Chocolate Coconut Cookies that includes almond and coconut.

Ingredient:

Five cups semisweet chocolate chips

Two cups flaked coconut

One and a half cups of white sugar

One cup of butter

Two cups of chopped almonds

One and a half cups of brown sugar

Four pieces of eggs

Four teaspoons of vanilla extract

Two teaspoons of baking soda

Four and a half cups of all-purpose flour

One teaspoon of salt

The followings are the instructions for the recipe.
Method:

1. At a temperature of 380 degree Fahrenheit, preheat the oven. Also, we need to grease the cookie sheets.

2. Next, mix and blend white sugar, butter and brown sugar in a big bowl.

3. One piece at a time, beat in the four eggs. After that we need to introduce and stir vanilla into the mix.

4. Next, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into the creamed mixture until they are nicely blended.

5. It is now time to introduce and stir in the coconut, almonds and chocolate chips. Next using rounded spoons, drop the mixtures onto the prepared cookie sheets.

6. In the preheated oven, bake the mix for about ten minutes. The oven is very hot, we need to let the cookies cool down on the baking sheet.

7. Allow the cookies to cool for at least five minutes. Only then is it OK to take them out and onto a wire rack to be cooled completely.

Well, this is the recipe for making almonds and coconut chocolate cookies. Hope that it is useful. Happy cookie making.