Best Cherry Almond Power Bars Recipes

ALMOND CHERRY ENERGY BAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly spray a 9x13-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving excess paper on edges.
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and spread into pan, pressing firmly.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Pull on parchment paper to remove from pan and cut into 24 bars while still warm.

CHERRY-ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 11x7-inch glass baking dish with foil. Combine first 3 ingredients in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat until light. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Add flour mixture and beat just until dough begins to come together. Mix in almonds. Press dough onto bottom of prepared dish. Pierce all over with fork. Bake until just firm to touch, about 45 minutes.
• Stir preserves in small saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and hot; spread over warm pastry. Bake until preserves bubble in center, about 15 minutes. Cool in dish on rack.
• Using foil as aid, lift entire cookie from dish; trim edges. Cut into 2x1-inch bars. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and store in single layer in refrigerator.)

CHERRY ALMOND POWER BARS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients together in a food processor until well blended. .
• 2. Shape mixture into 1" balls.
• 3. Store in a sealed container

CHERRY-ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Drain cherries, reserving juice for Almond-Cherry Glaze. Chop cherries; set aside. In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour, the butter and 1/4 cup powdered sugar with spoon. Press in ungreased square pan, 9x9x2 inches. Bake about 10 minutes or until set.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs with fork. Stir in cherries and all remaining Bar ingredients. Spread over baked layer.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, mix all Almond-Cherry Glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle cooled bars with glaze. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 2 rows. Cut each bar diagonally in half to form triangles.