Hanukkah Recipes: Gooey Cherry Bars | Submitted By: Ruthie Isaacs

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour1/3 cup white sugar3/4 cup butter, softened2 eggs, lightly beaten1 cup brown sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved1/2 cup chopped walnuts2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar2 tablespoons butterPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar and 3/4 cup butter until crumbly. Press into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, until light brown. In a food processor, combine eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and baking powder and process until smooth. Pour in cherries and walnuts and pulse until just chopped and incorporated, but not pulverized. Pour over crust. Bake 25 minutes, until center is set. To frost, cream together confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons cherry juice until fluffy. Frost cooled dessert and cut into bars. Amount Per Serving  Calories: 156 | Total Fat: 5.9g | Cholesterol: 24mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

Servings Per Recipe: 36

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 156

Total Fat: 5.9gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 53mgTotal Carbs: 24.9g    Dietary Fiber: 0.4gProtein: 1.5g VIEW DETAILED NUTRITION
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Sweet, buttery and rich, rich, RICH! So sweet my husband said it made his teeth "tingle".The shortbread base seemed overdone, I would suggest not waiting for your crust to get to the light brown stage in the first baking step, just go with the 12 minutes realizing that it's going to cook for another 25 minutes. You must definitely wait until the bars are completely cooled to frost or it will be a mess. There is another recipe on this site that I like a lot called "Pink Ladies" that uses a similar frosting for a chocolate base, I think I'd like to try and combine parts of each of these recipes to have a chocolate base with cherry topping. Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
5 users found this review helpful Sweet, buttery and rich, rich, RICH! So sweet my husband said it made his teeth "tingle".The... Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2005 by SarahZ    I made these this year as part of my Christmas cookies. They were very easy to make, and yieled quite a few cookies. One tip I have is to make sure not to process the cherry mixture in the food processor more than a few seconds, you just want the cherries to get a little chopped up. I made 2 alterations, one was that I forgot I needed the cherry juice and dumped it out, so I just used water in place of it to make a white frosting. The other is that my family doesn't really like nuts, so I just left them out. The bars are pretty sweet, especially with the powdered sugar icing, but they are sooo good and have a great texture with combination of the crust and the cherry layer. Overall, a definite winner. Try this! Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
3 users found this review helpful I made these this year as part of my Christmas cookies. They were very easy to make, and... Uh-oh, looks like no one has created a custom version of this recipe yet. Be the first to do it - make changes to this recipe now!

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