A triple coextruded baked good having a bar shape with a desired
substantially smaller height than width, is continuously produced with
distinct, at least substantially uniform concentric fillings which are
visually apparent at opposing cut ends of the baked piece. The bar-shaped
products are preferably cookies with dissimilar fillings, such as a fruit
filling and a cheese-cake filling. Undesirable excessive flow of a middle
filling or layer towards the cross-sectional ends or sides rather than
the top and bottom of the coextrudate is substantially reduced by
obstructing and diverting the flow of the middle filling through the
middle die orifice so that it flows towards the top and bottom elongated
portions of the middle annulus. A baked product having a substantially
even middle concentric layer which is desirably uniformly thick and
continuous at least across the top and bottom is obtained. Post-extrusion
shaping or mechanical flattening of the dough with a roller is not needed
to obtain a desired cross sectional shape having a substantially
rectangular middle portion and curved or rounded shoulders, thereby
avoiding sticking and tearing of the dough. Ultrasonic cutting of the
baked product is employed to avoid substantial visual smearing of one
layer of filling into another.