Chocolate Cherry Bars
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 50 mins
Yields: 24-48 bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
- 3⁄4 cup cocoa
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, plus
- 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup chopped almonds or 1⁄3 cup pecans
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped maraschino cherry, drained
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Grease a 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 nuts; mix well.
- Pour into prepared pan, bake 20 minutes.
- Whisk together remaining egg, 1/3 cup flour, milk, and almond extract.
- Pour over baked layer; sprinkle chocolate chips and cherries over top.
- Return to oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set and edges golden brown.
- Cool completely in pan.
- Refrigerate until cold, about 6 hours or overnight.
- Cut into bars.
- Refrigerate leftover bars (if there are any!).
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