Cookie bars, sliced pie squares, granola bars and crisped rice treats. Whether topped with a drizzle of chocolate or a crumbly streusel topping, bars are the go-to treats for bake sales and school ...

Shortbread is ridiculously easy to make and despite being made from a limited number of inexpensive ingredients, the dough can be transformed into a seemingly endless number of variations. Powdered ...

Crisp, buttery shortbread, tangy lemon custard and a dusting of powdered sugar — a classic lemon bar is an irresistible burst of lemony sunshine. There are numerous recipes for the timeless dessert, ...

So, What’s the Best Lemon Bar Recipe? Melissa Clark’s lemon bars were the absolute best. Her shortbread crust was both snappy and tender while the addition of olive oil and sea salt lent the sliceable ...

Lime Shortbread Bars are the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors combined into one gooey dessert. They are made with a ...

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In the U.S., salted and unsalted butter hovers around 80 percent butterfat and the rest is water. European butter ranges between 83 percent and 86 percent butterfat. “Salted butter is made from cream ...

Garten demonstrated how to make her apple pie bars on an episode of Barefoot Contessa. “My apple pie bars are kind of a mashup between apple pie and shortbread bars,” she explained. “What’s even ...

You can almost turn any dessert into a bar. That's the beauty of this kind of dessert. And during the holidays, where cookie tables pop up at every celebration, showing up with a cookie in bar form is ...