CHERRY JEWEL BARS

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Wonderful Christmas bars - very colourful and tasty to eat too. These look fantastic on your Christmas platter.

Provided by laursy

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 1h20m

Yield 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup margarine, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups mixed nuts
1 1/2 cups halved candied cherries
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees.
  • COMBINE flour with 1/3 cup brown sugar. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture evenly and firmly onto bottom of ungreased 15 x 10 jelly roll pan or large baking tin. Bake for 15 minutes.
  • MEANWHILE, beat egg slightly in large bowl. Stir in remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar and salt. Add nuts cherries and chocolate chips. Toss mixture evenly to coat.
  • SPOON this mixture evenly over the baked layer. Press down firmly to adhere layers.
  • BAKE an additional 20 minutes.
  • COOL and cut into 1 1/2 by 2 inch bars. Do NOT let this cool too much or you will never get them out of the pan in nice pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.9, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 3.9, Sodium 72.3, Carbohydrate 8.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 5.1, Protein 1.4

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