Name: Cherry Shortbread Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups; Butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Packed brown sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Maraschino cherries - 5 ounces; Chopped walnuts - ½ cup; Powdered sugar - 1 ½ cups; Butter, softened - 1 ½ tablespoons

Ingredients for - Cherry Shortbread Bars

1. All-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups

2. Butter, softened 1 cup

3. White sugar ½ cup

4. Packed brown sugar 1 cup

5. Eggs 2

6. Salt ½ teaspoon

7. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

8. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon

9. Maraschino cherries 5 ounces

10. Chopped walnuts ½ cup

11. Powdered sugar 1 ½ cups

12. Butter, softened 1 ½ tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Shortbread Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch pan with heavy aluminum foil.

2 . Stage

Mix flour, 1 cup butter, and white sugar together until mixture is crumbly. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

4 . Stage

Blend brown sugar, eggs, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Drain and chop cherries, reserving the liquid. Stir cherries and walnuts into the egg mixture. Place mixture on top of the baked crust.

5 . Stage

Return to the oven and bake until set, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

6 . Stage

Combine powdered sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter with enough cherry liquid to spread easily. Frost cooled bars. Cut into squares after icing has set.