Looking for the ultimate cookie? This one, from Jesse Szewczyk’s “Cookies: The New Classics” (Clarkson Potter, $27.50), hits all the buttons. Buttery shortbread. Gooey caramel. Nutty peanut butter. Oh ...

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 ...

A winning combination, swirled like marble: good chocolate, caramel and a hint of salt. Salt Caramel Millionaire’s Shortbread Make ahead: The dough needs to be refrigerated for at least 1 hour and up ...

Combine the ingredients above in your food processor bowl. Process with the metal blade of your food processor until the dough comes together. Finish kneading with your hands. Wrap in plastic wrap and ...

These delectable Twix copycat cookies are the epitome of indulgence, combining the rich flavors of buttery shortbread, gooey ...

Contrasting tastes and textures have wide appeal, and these cookies are a good example. A tender, sandy, subtle-tasting shortbread is paired with sweet, rich, gooey caramel frosting and crunchy nuts ...

What do I do with all these extra Girl Scout Cookies? (Said no one, to anyone — ever, I’d imagine.) I don’t know from cookie leftovers, but I do know that most folks are what we’ll call “grasshoppers.

These homemade candy bars are fashioned after the Twix bar, which is similar to the classic “millionaire’s shortbread” dessert, a layer of shortbread topped with caramel and rich chocolate. Top ...

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 ...