Frosted Cherry Nut Bars Recipes

CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour., Spread 3 cups dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top.

CHERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine all ingredients except pie filling and marshmallows in large bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned on edges.
• Gently spoon pie filling evenly over hot, partially baked crust; sprinkle with marshmallows. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Continue baking 25-35 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars.

CHERRY SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch pan with heavy aluminum foil.
• Mix flour, 1 cup butter, and white sugar together until mixture is crumbly. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• Blend brown sugar, eggs, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Drain and chop cherries, reserving the liquid. Stir cherries and walnuts into the egg mixture. Place mixture on top of the baked crust.
• Return to the oven and bake until set, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Combine powdered sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter with enough cherry liquid to spread easily. Frost cooled bars. Cut into squares after icing has set.

COCONUT CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8- or 9-inch square pan.
• In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour, the butter and powdered sugar with spoon until flour is moistened. Press mixture in pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread over baked layer.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 5 rows.

CHERRY WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Mix together flour, white sugar and butter or margarine. Mix until crumbly. Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Beat eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla. Drain and chop cherries, reserving liquid. Stir chopped cherries, nuts, and coconut into egg mixture. Pour on top of crust.
• Bake 25 min. Cool.
• Combine 1 teaspoon butter and 1 cup confectioner's sugar with enough liquid from cherries until spreadable. Frost bars. Sprinkle with coconut when icing is set.

WALNUT AND DRIED CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, wheat germ, cinnamon and salt.
• In another bowl, whisk together the honey, applesauce, oil, egg and egg white until well combined. Stir in the oatmeal mixture until well combined. Add the dried cherries and walnuts.
• Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out
• clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Put the preserves in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. As soon as the bars come out of the oven, brush with the preserves. Cool completely and cut into 12 bars, about 4 by1 1/2 inches each.

FROSTED CHERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• Stir in nuts, cherries and chocolate chips. Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Frosting:
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter until golden brown, about 7 minutes.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Remove from the heat; beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost warm bars.
• Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

CANDIED CHERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into a lightly greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-17 minutes or until set. , In a large bowl, beat the egg, salt and remaining brown sugar until blended. Stir in the nuts, cherries and chocolate chips. Spoon evenly over crust. , Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until topping is set. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE NUT BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter on low in the microwave. Stir well and add the chopped peanuts. Spread half of this mixture in a 9 x 13 inch glass pan sprayed very lightly with non stick cooking spray. Place in fridge to set up.
• Melt marshmallows in the microwave on very low stirring every 20 seconds. When melted and smooth, stir in the frosting.
• Spread this mixture carefully on top of the chocolate layer. Let cool in the fridge.
• Top with remaining chocolate for the last layer. If it has set up a little, just microwave it for about 30 seconds and stir well. Be sure to spread each layer to the edges of the pan.
• Refrigerate until firm. Cut into pieces - about 48.
• Store in refrigerator.

CHERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, mix flour, oats, sugar, pecans, baking soda and butter.
• Mix at low speed until crumbly.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of mixture for topping; press remainder into bottom of 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350°F 12-15 minutes.
• Spoon pie filling evenly over crust.
• Sprinkle marshmallows and remaining crumbs over top.
• Return to oven 25 to 35 minutes more, or until topping is golden.
• Cut into bars when cool.

FROSTED CHERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in pecans, cherries and chocolate chips. Spread in a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Bake at 325°F for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Spread warm bars with frosting. FROSTINGMelt butter in saucepan. Add milk and vanilla. Remove from heat and beat in sugar until smooth.