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

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30 min.

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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.