Desserts

Chocolate Cherry Bars

BAKE TIME~40 TO 45 MINS.
MAKES ABOUT 48 BARS
Ingredients~
1 Cup (2 Sticks)Butter or Margarine
3/4 Cup HERSHEYS Cocoa or HERSHEY'S Processed Cocoa
2 Cups sugur4 Eggs
1 1/2 Cups plus 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, divided
1/3 cup chopped almonds
1 Can (14 ounces) Sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 Cup HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Semi-Sweet or Milk Chocolate Baking Peices
1 Cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease 13X9X2-inch baking pan.
2. Melt butter in a large saucepan over law heat; stir in cocoa until smooth. Remove from heat. Add suguar, 3 eggs,1 1/2 cup flour and almonds; mix well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, remaining 1/3 cup flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract. Pour over baked layer; sprinkle Mini Kisses and cherries over top. Return to oven.
4. Bake additional 20 to 25 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate until cold, 6 hours or overnight. Cut into bars. Cover and refrigerate leftover bars.

This is one of my easy to make easy to bake recipes. I really enjoyed this one, and I thought you all would too. Enjoy and let me know what you think.