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Cookies & Bars Recipes

From chewy brown butter chocolate chip to buttery shortbread and gooey blondies, this is where the quick, comforting bakes live. Most start with pantry staples and one bowl — the kind of thing you can pull together on an ordinary afternoon.

10 home-tested recipes

A note before you start

A quick tip that fixes most cookie problems: chill the dough. Even 30 minutes in the fridge firms up the butter so the cookies hold their shape and bake up thick instead of spreading flat. And always weigh your flour — a heavy scoop is the fastest way to a dry, cakey cookie.