Free Recipe Choco-Cherry Layered Bars

Recipe Type: Free Cookie Recipes
Recipe Preparation: bake
Cooking Temperature:
Recipe Serves: 48

Ingredients for Choco-Cherry Layered Bars Recipe

3/4 c Powdered sugar
3/4 c Margarine, softened
2 oz Semi-sweet chocolate, melted
1-1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1 tb Milk
Topping:
1/2 c Maraschino cherries
4 c Powdered sugar
1/2 c Margarine, sotened
1/2 ts Rum extract
3 oz Cream cheese, softened
1 oz Semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Choco-Cherry Layered Bars Preparation

1. Heat oven to 325*. Grease 13X9 inch pan. 2. In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 3/4 cup margarine until light and fluffy. Add 2 oz melted chocolate; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking powder, salt and milk to margarine mixture; blend well. Press dough in bottom of prepared pan. 3. Bake 325* for 15 – 20 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely. 4. Chop cherries; drain well, reserving 2-3 tablespoons cherry juice. In large bowl, combine 4 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup margarine, reserved cherry juiice, rum extract and cream cheese; beat until smooth. Stir in cherries. 5. Spread topping evenly over cooled bars. Drizzle 1 oz melted chocolate over topping. 6. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before cutting into bars. 48 bars. NOTE: These bars have a chocolate shortbread-like crust with a creamy cherry filling. They can be baked in advance and frozen to save time. Source: Pillsbury’s Party Time Recipes Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #195 by novmom@juno.com (Angela Gilliland) on Aug 17, 1997

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