Balancing a plate and a drink while socializing can be tough. So, we’re sharing an assortment of cookout desserts that don’t need a fork, so you can chat with friends and satisfy a sweet tooth. Easy-to-serve is the name of the game for these dessert recipes. Frosted fudge brownies, cake mix cookies, lemon cream cheese bars, stuffed strawberries, peanut butter cookies, fluffer nutter bars, and more. These sweet treats are made for sharing.
Easy Chocolate Chip Blondies
“This recipe is very quick, easy, and very tweak-friendly. It can easily be used as a brownie mix, or you can change and fiddle with the ingredients to suit your tastes (such as adding nuts, different kinds of chips, etc.). The blondies are cake-like rather than fudge-like, but that’s how I personally like them.” – Margaret
Butterscotch Brownies
“I took these to a family reunion this summer, and one of my cousins’ sons is a police officer. He told me that these should be kept in the car at all times because they would get me out of a ticket any time!!” – Nancy
Sour Cream Tea Cakes
“A soft cake-like cookie that isn’t too sweet, so it’s okay to pile it with frosting.” – Marsha
Stuffed Strawberries
“These strawberries have a wonderful flavor and are beautiful when put together.” – Darla
Texas Mud
“This was a favorite of my Beta Sigma Phi chapter in the 1960s. Not one member left that group without a copy of this recipe. Thanks, Rita Perry!” – MiMi
No-Bake Chocolate PB Pretzel Ritz Bars
“Everything I love in a cookie bar and no-bake. How easy!” – Lisa
Patriotic M&M Cookies
“Celebrate summer in star-spangled style with these chewy Patriotic M&M Cookies! Loaded with red, white, and blue candies plus gooey chocolate chips” – Debbie
Lemon Cream Cheese Bars
“I love all things lemon. These are easy and tasty!” – Adrienne
Frosted Fudge Brownies
“These brownies are addictive. The frosting is my favorite.” – Kelli
Cake Mix Cookies
“It doesn’t get much easier than this! Use any boxed cake mix. The ingredients can be mixed together faster than it takes to write down the recipe. These are moist, delicious cookies that allow you to be creative according to your taste buds. I was accused more than once of having bought these cookies and trying to pass them off as my own.” – Terrie
Creamy Almond Bars
“A lady at my church made these for snacks for the VBS leaders last summer and I fell head-over-heels for them. They are amazing! So sweet and creamy, they melt in your mouth. These bars freeze very well.” – Heather
Vanilla Whoopie Pies With Raspberry Cream Filling
“The cake is so soft and moist and the raspberry filling is scrumptious!” – Crystal
Peanut Butter Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
“These peanut butter cookies are a taste above the norm. They don’t last long in my house and are the most asked for cookies by family and friends. I often add a little pizzazz by topping with a Hershey Kiss while still warm or drizzling some chocolate over them when slightly cooled.” – Deneece
Fluffernutter-Butter Bars
“I took a simple old favorite and set out to make it something special. My family took one look and couldn’t wait to dive in – and they didn’t! They had some before dinner, and they had some after dinner. Definitely a win. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did, with a little more self-control.” – Tam
Dishpan Cookies
“These cookies are so named because it takes a dishpan to put them together. Afraid it will make too many? Never fear! They’ll get eaten quickly.” – Debbie
Diane’s Amazing Brownies
“My family really likes 7 layer bars, and I wanted to make some, only I didn’t have graham cracker crumbs. As I was looking in the pantry for a graham cracker substitute, I saw a box of brownie mix and light bulbs went off… Try these, they are truly amazing!” – Diane
Orange Creamsicle Cookies
“What an awesome cookie this is! They do taste like orange creamsicles. Very easy to make. When baking, leave them in a rounded form, don’t pat them down.” – Angela
Boston Cream Cupcakes
“These are a wonderful guilty pleasure. A sponge cake cupcake filled with pastry cream and topped with a chocolate ganache icing.” – Megan
Cakerdoodle Cookies
“I came up with this recipe by combining 3 family-favorite cookie recipes into one delicious amazing cookie. It’s a soft cookie with a cake-like texture. The taste is unique, and when I sell them at bake sales, they sell out immediately!” – Diane
Nanaimo Bars Recipe
“Super easy no-bake bars with a chocolate crumb base topped with a custard icing layer all topped off with a chocolate ganache topping!” – Kevin