Pat dough evenly into lined half sheet pan. Alternatively, chill dough, then roll out to 1 ⁄8" (3 mm) thick. Cut into shape with cookie cutter and place on lined half sheet pan. Prepare nut bar...

Pat dough evenly into lined half sheet pan. Alternatively, chill dough, then roll out to 1 ⁄8" (3 mm) thick. Cut into shape with cookie cutter and place on lined half sheet pan.

Prepare nut bar cookies using the formulas above, or using any short dough formula with nuts. Prepare one batch for each variation.