Chocolate Cherry Bars

Name: Chocolate Cherry Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 48 bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c ( 2 sicks ) butter; 3/4 c dark chocolate cocoa; 2 c sugar; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 c ( plus 1/3 cup ) all-purpose flour, divided; 1/3 c chpped almonds; 1 can(s) ( 14 oz ) sweetened condensed milk ( not evaporated) milk; 1/2 tsp almond extract; 1 c hershey's mini kisses brand milk chocolates; 1 c chopped maraschino cherries, draied

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By donna clark
@donnacl

I like the combination of chocolate and cherries together. This makes a nice bar cookie, it's a moist sweet bar that the family will love.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Serves:

about 48 bars

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 c

( 2 sicks ) butter
3/4 c

dark chocolate cocoa
2 c

sugar
4

eggs
1 1/2 c

( plus 1/3 cup ) all-purpose flour, divided
1/3 c

chpped almonds
1 can(s)

( 14 oz ) sweetened condensed milk ( not evaporated) milk
1/2 tsp

almond extract
1 c

hershey's mini kisses brand milk chocolates
1 c

chopped maraschino cherries, draied

How to Make Chocolate Cherry Bars

Step-by-Step

Heat oven to 350 generously gease 13x9" baking pan .
Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat, stir in cocoa until smooth. Remove from heat, add sugar, 3 eggs, 1 1/2 cups flour and almonds. mix well, pour into prepared pan, bake for 20 minutes.
Meamwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, and 1/3 cup of flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract. Pour over baked layer, sprinkle chocolate pieces and cherries over the top. Return to oven.
Bake addnitional 20-25 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate until cool, about 6 hours or ove night. Cut into bars. Cover and refrigerate leftover bars.

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