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21 Christmas Cookie Bars Easy One-Pan Recipes

21 Christmas Cookie Bars Easy One-Pan Recipes - Curated Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1A buttery pressed crust supports a thin layer of well-drained spiced pear, baked until the fruit is tender and the edges turn golden.Shortbread

Spiced Pear Tart Shortbread Squares

A buttery pressed crust supports a thin layer of well-drained spiced pear, baked until the fruit is tender and the edges turn golden.

2A jam-tart-style shortbread bar with a reduced apple filling and a true pastry lattice.Shortbread

Apple Butter Lattice Shortbread Bars

A jam-tart-style shortbread bar with a reduced apple filling and a true pastry lattice.

3A buttery shortbread base carries baked lemon custard and a light powdered-sugar snowcap.Shortbread

Lemon Snowcap Christmas Shortbread Bars

A buttery shortbread base carries baked lemon custard and a light powdered-sugar snowcap.

4A thin honey-caramel almond topping bakes onto a shortbread base for chewy-crisp Christmas bars.Shortbread

Florentine Almond Christmas Shortbread Bars

A thin honey-caramel almond topping bakes onto a shortbread base for chewy-crisp Christmas bars.

5A crisp square shortbread base supports a thin caramel layer and a scatter of finely crushed pretzel for sweet-salty bite.Shortbread

Salted Caramel Pretzel Shortbread Squares

A crisp square shortbread base supports a thin caramel layer and a scatter of finely crushed pretzel for sweet-salty bite.

6Cocoa-rich pressed squares with a white chocolate and crushed peppermint finish.Shortbread

Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread Squares

Cocoa-rich pressed squares with a white chocolate and crushed peppermint finish.

7Fresh cranberry filling sits between a pressed shortbread base and a loose buttery crumble of the same dough.Shortbread

Cranberry Crumble Christmas Shortbread Bars

Fresh cranberry filling sits between a pressed shortbread base and a loose buttery crumble of the same dough.

8An unleavened shortbread base with a baked orange cheesecake layer and cranberry jam swirls.Shortbread

Orange Cranberry Cheesecake Shortbread Squares

An unleavened shortbread base with a baked orange cheesecake layer and cranberry jam swirls.

9Plain shortbread with a baked pistachio frangipane cap, without a jam or icing layer.Shortbread

Pistachio Frangipane Shortbread Squares

Plain shortbread with a baked pistachio frangipane cap, without a jam or icing layer.

10Almond butter replaces part of the dairy fat in a compact buckwheat shortbread dough.Shortbread

Almond Butter Buckwheat Shortbread

Almond butter replaces part of the dairy fat in a compact buckwheat shortbread dough.

11A thin ginger-spiced shortbread base carries a crisp meringue cap, baked low to dry the topping without darkening the spice.Shortbread

Gingerbread Meringue-Topped Shortbread Squares

A thin ginger-spiced shortbread base carries a crisp meringue cap, baked low to dry the topping without darkening the spice.

12A true shortbread base carries cherry jam and a baked almond frangipane layer for Christmas tea.Shortbread

Cherry Bakewell Christmas Shortbread Bars

A true shortbread base carries cherry jam and a baked almond frangipane layer for Christmas tea.

13A melted-butter shortbread base under a thick baked passion fruit custard.Shortbread

Passion Fruit Shortbread Bars

A melted-butter shortbread base under a thick baked passion fruit custard.

14Shortbread squares capped with stirred condensed-milk caramel and roasted peanut crunch.Shortbread

Peanut Caramel Shortbread Crunch Bars

Shortbread squares capped with stirred condensed-milk caramel and roasted peanut crunch.

15A tart pomegranate molasses layer bakes between a pressed shortbread base and a fine crumb top, then cuts into jewel-toned squares.Shortbread

Pomegranate Molasses Shortbread Bars

A tart pomegranate molasses layer bakes between a pressed shortbread base and a fine crumb top, then cuts into jewel-toned squares.

16A fully baked shortbread base supports a chilled dark-chocolate ganache layer for rich Christmas bites.Shortbread

Chocolate Truffle Christmas Shortbread Bars

A fully baked shortbread base supports a chilled dark-chocolate ganache layer for rich Christmas bites.

17A shortbread base baked twice under a thin honey-sesame crunch topping.Shortbread

Sesame Brittle Shortbread Bars

A shortbread base baked twice under a thin honey-sesame crunch topping.

18Parbaked shortbread beneath a crisp walnut-studded maple meringue cap.Shortbread

Maple Walnut Meringue Shortbread Squares

Parbaked shortbread beneath a crisp walnut-studded maple meringue cap.

19A pressed black-sesame meal shortbread slab with a thin ivory chocolate cap.Shortbread

Black Sesame White Chocolate Shortbread Bars

A pressed black-sesame meal shortbread slab with a thin ivory chocolate cap.

20Shortbread squares carrying an egg-set maple pecan pie layer rather than cooked candy caramel.Shortbread

Pecan Pie Shortbread Squares

Shortbread squares carrying an egg-set maple pecan pie layer rather than cooked candy caramel.

21A true butter-shortbread base supports a cooked milk caramel and a thin salted dark-chocolate layer.Shortbread

Salted Millionaire Christmas Shortbread Bars

A true butter-shortbread base supports a cooked milk caramel and a thin salted dark-chocolate layer.