Merry Cherry Bars
These bars have been a family favorite for Mary Wilhelm of Sparta for decades.
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Ingredients
| 1 | cup |
butter
room temperature |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
* |
| 1 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
* |
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
maraschino cherries
divided |
* |
| ¾ | cup |
candy coated chocolate pieces
M&M's or Smarties |
* |
| 1 | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 5 | teaspoons |
maraschino cherries
juice or water |
* |
Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Lightly coat 15-by-10-by-inch pan with vegetable oil spray.
In large bowl, combine butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
Blend in egg and extract.
Stir in flour, then add ½ cup of the cherries.
Spread into prepared pan, using wet fingers. Sprinkle with remaining cherries and M?&?Ms.
Bake in preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes or until light brown.
Combine powdered sugar and cherry juice or water and mix until smooth.
Drizzle over bars.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 27g (1.0 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 13055% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g
12%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 29mg
10%
Sodium 58mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
4%
Dietary Fiber 0g
1%
Sugars g
Protein
3g
Vitamin A 5%
•
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1%
•
Iron 3%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
