Chocolate Chip-Cherry Bars

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Chocolate Chip-Cherry Bars
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  1. Chocolate Chip-Cherry Bars
  2. 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!
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  8. Chocolate Chip-Cherry Bars
  9. Prep Time 20 min
  10. Total Time 1 hr 45 min
  11. Servings 32
  12. Ingredients
  13. Bars
  14. 1
  15. jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries
  16. 1
  17. cup powdered sugar
  18. 1
  19. cup butter or margarine, softened
  20. 1
  21. teaspoon vanilla
  22. 2
  23. eggs
  24. 2
  25. cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  26. 1
  27. teaspoon baking soda
  28. 1/2
  29. teaspoon salt
  30. 1
  31. cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
  32. Topping
  33. 1
  34. cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
  35. Drizzle
  36. 1
  37. cup powdered sugar
  38. 2
  39. tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  40. Reserved cherry juice
Instructions
  1. 1 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.
  2. 2 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.
  3. 3 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.
  4. 4 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.
Notes
  1. Fill a resealable plastic bag with the cherry drizzle, and cut off a tiny bottom corner of the bag to easily drizzle over the chocolate.
  2. Make sure you dry the cherries with a paper towel to eliminate excess moisture.
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