Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Rosemary apricot bars
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 18
Sweet tart oat nut bars
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Makes about 4 dozen bars
Tishpishti
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Makes about 20 pieces
Julienne's graham cracker chewy bars
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 24 bars
Pumpkin bars
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 24
Czechoslovakian nut bars
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Makes 30 bars
Euro Pane's lemon squares
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Yields Serves 24
Wildflower honey shortbread bars
Time 50 minutes
Yields Makes 25 bars
Joan's on Third's lemon bars
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 9 bars
Passover apricot bars
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 16
House of Bread's berry bars
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 9 to 12
Julienne's lemon coconut bars
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 12 to 16
Fig bars
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 40 (1-inch) cookies
Lemon curd-pecan bars
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 16
Pecan Pie Cookie Bars
Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Yields Makes 32 bars
Viennese Hazelnut Chocolate Raspberry Bars
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Makes 48 bars
Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Makes 48 bars
Children's Crispy Chocolate Peanut Bars
Time 15 minutes
Yields Makes 16 bars
Haroset bars
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Servings: 16 bars
Hazelnut Honey Squares
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 9 to 12
Maple pecan pie bars
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Makes 2 to 3 dozen bars, depending on size
Rye chocolate brownies
Time 50 minutes
Yields Serves 12
Salted caramel shortbread bars
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 16 to 24 bars
Gluten-free granola bars
Time 55 minutes
Yields Makes 16 to 24 bars
Vegan berry bars
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 12 to 16 bars
No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 16 to 20 bars
Shortbread Bars with Dark Caramel and Chocolate
Time 2 hours
Yields Makes about 5 dozen (3 1/2-inch) bars