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bar cookie

noun

Synonyms of bar cookienext
: a sweetened baked good that is made from a dough, is typically denser than cake, and is cut into a rectangular or square shape
Combine chocolate with peanut butter, add some nourishing oats, and you have a great-tasting bar cookie to take to Little League games or office parties …Donna Segal

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It can be used to marinate meat, whip up spinach-artichoke dip, prep baked pasta, make bar cookies, and more. Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025 Turn your favorite cereal into these fun no-bake bar cookies. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025 My sister took home one of her favorite desserts, a carmelita -- a bar cookie made with oats, chocolate and a lot of caramel. Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025 Homemade cutout, drop, and bar cookies are pre-boxed in a 1-pound box for $13. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bar cookie

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bar cookie was in 1938

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“Bar cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20cookie. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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