CHOCOLATE CHIP-CHERRY BARS

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Take the chocolate-cherry combo to the max with these decadent bars, both filled and topped with the delicious pairing. It's a true chocolate-cherry indulgence!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
Reserved cherry juice

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice for drizzle; set juice aside. Finely chop cherries; pat dry with paper towel.
In large bowl, beat 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed. Beat in vanilla and eggs. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips and the cherries. Spread in pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden brown. Immediately sprinkle with 1 cup chocolate chips. Let stand 5 minutes or until chocolate in softened. Spread chocolate evenly over crust.
In small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and 2 to 3 tablespoons reserved cherry juice until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over chocolate. Cool completely, about 45 minutes. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 130 mg, Sugar 16 g, TransFat 0 g