White Chocolate Cherry Bars 1998 Recipes

CHEWY CHOCOLATE-CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and butter. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, mix the remaining ingredients until blended; carefully spread over crust., Bake 25-28 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cocoa. Cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly. Add egg and almond extract until blended. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Carefully top with pie filling. Combine chocolate chips, almonds and reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over pie filling. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool; refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting into bars.

MERRY CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and almond extract. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Mix in 1/2 cup of the cherries. Press the dough into an ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining cherries and crushed candies. Press in lightly.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely in the pan before icing. To make the icing, mix together the confectioners' sugar and water until a drizzling consistency is reached.

WHITE CHOCOLATE LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 13x9-inch pan, melt butter while oven is heating.
• Remove pan from oven. Stir cookie crumbs into butter; press evenly in bottom of pan. Sprinkle with cashews, baking chips, coconut and cherries. Pour condensed milk evenly over mixture.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHERRY BARS 1998

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of an oven and preheat the oven to 350 degress.
• Butter and flour a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Sift together the sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Place butter and both sugars in large bowl. Using a whisk or electric mixer set on medium speed, beat until light and fluffy, about five minutes with a whisk or 2-3 minutes with a mixer.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the almond extract.
• Add the flour mixture and carefully beat just until thoroughly combined.
• Stir in the cherries, white chocolate and almonds.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared baking dish, smoothing the top with a rubber spatula.
• Bake until the top is golden and the edges have just started to pull away from the sides, 35-45 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, then cut into bars.
• Store in a covered container and room temperature for up to a week. Makes 16-20 bars.

WHITE CHRISTMAS CHERRY BARS IN A JAR

Steps:

• In 1-quart wide-mouth glass jar, gently layer and pack ingredients in the order listed, beginning with the white chocolate or vanilla chips. If there is any space left after adding the last ingredient, add more white chocolate or vanilla chips to fill the jar. Place lid on top. Cut an 8-inch circle of fabric to cover lid. Place fabric over lid; secure in place with ribbon or raffia. Decorate as desired.
• Make a gift card to attach as follows:.
• WHITE CHRISTMAS CHERRY BARS.
• Preheat oven to350 degrees F. Empty contents of jar into medium bowl. Stir in:.
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted.
• 1 large egg.
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Press into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, or until bars are light golden brown and center is almost set.