Cherry Cordial Chocolate Chip Bars By Rr Recipes

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line an 8×8″ pan with parchment paper or lightly grease and set aside. Blend together dry ingredients-flour, arrowroot, baking soda, and salt. Add maple syrup, water, coconut oil, and vanilla, mixing just until combined. Dough should be moist and malleable, like a soft cookie dough. If dough is dry, add an extra 1-2 tablespoons of water until it comes together. Stir in chocolate and pitted cherries.
• Press dough evenly into pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or just until edges begin to brown. Center will be a little soft, but will firm up as it cools.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CORDIAL BARS

Steps:

• In Small Bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and beat for a minute or two until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla and cherry bourbon. Then slowly add the flour mixture. Beat for 1 minute or until well combined.
• Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
• Spray a 9x13 inch glass pan with pam. Pour batter into the pan and spread evenly. Move onto the second layer.
• In Small Bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the cocoa powder and boiling water. Mix together so that all the cocoa powder is absorbed. Set aside.
• In mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Add egg yolks and beat for a minute or two until light and fluffy.
• Add the cocoa/water mixture, vanilla and bourbon. Mix on low and scrape the bowl several times until it is combined. Add the flour and beat on medium for 1-2 minutes, scraping the sides several times to make sure it's well combined.
• In a separate mixing bowl, with the whip attachment, beat the egg whites on high until frothy. Add the 1 Tablespoon of sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
• Fold the egg whites into the chocolate batter. Be sure not to mix, just fold.
• Pour over the chocolate chip mixture and spread evenly.
• Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, or until batter is cooked. The top may be cracked, that's ok.
• Remove from oven and cool. Cut up into squares and serve.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• With a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat all bar ingredients, besides cherries, chocolate chips, and egg whites. Start on low scraping sides as needed, turn to medium once ingredients are combined and beat for two minutes.
• Add egg whites and beat again on medium for two minutes.
• Stir in cherries and chocolate chips.
• Pour into greased pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, until the toothpick comes out clean in the center. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
• To make frosting, beat all ingredients together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
• Spread frosting onto cooled bars. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips desired. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CORDIAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease a 10 x 15 pan.
• Combine butter, eggs, sugars and extracts in a large bowl and beat at medium until well blended.
• Combine flour, soda and cinnamon and mix into creamed mixture until just blended.
• Stir in pie filling and chocolate chips.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.
• Cut into 2 1/2 x 2 inch bars.

CHERRY CORDIALS

Steps:

• Place cherries in a small bowl; add brandy. Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours., Place chocolate chips in a small heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat until chips begin to melt. Remove from the heat; stir. Return to the heat; cook just until melted. Immediately remove from the heat; stir until smooth., Pat cherries dry. Holding onto the stems, dip cherries into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper-lined pan. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until firm. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CORDIAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees in a large bowl beat butter, sugar, eggs and rum extract until light and fluffy.
• Add flour cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Beat well.
• Flatten about 1 tablespoon of dough.
• Place a cherry in the middle of the dough and mold the dough around it.
• Roll in sugar and repeat with remaining dough.
• Place cookies 2 inches apart of an un-greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes and let cool on rack.
• For glaze whisk ingredients together and spoon over cookies.