CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY DIAMONDS

Chocolate-Covered Cherry Diamonds image

Enjoy these bars made using cherries and topped with chocolate - a delicious baked dessert.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 jar (6 oz) maraschino cherries
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
12 red candied cherries, cut into fourths, if desired

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F (if using dark or nonstick pan, heat oven to 300°F). Drain maraschino cherries, reserving liquid. Finely chop maraschino cherries.
In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, cherry liquid and almond extract with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Beat in flour and salt until well mixed. Stir in maraschino cherries. On bottom of ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, spread dough.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let stand about 5 minutes or until chocolate is softened; spread chocolate evenly over bars with spatula. Cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes. For diamond shapes, cut bars diagonally into 8 rows by 6 rows. Garnish with candied cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 55 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g