Champion Cherry Bars
Prepare and freeze these extraordinary bars in advance of the party.
Ingredients:
1 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 12-ounce package vanilla milk chips
2 cups dried tart cherries
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
(Added nonstick spray coating)
Directions:
Combine margarine, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs and
vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; graduallly add to mixture. Stir in
vanilla milk chips, dried cherries and pecans. Spread dough evenly in greased
15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 20 minutes, or
until light golden brown. Do not over bake. Cool in pan, then cut into bars.
Store in airtight container. These bars freeze well.
Makes 4 dozen bars
Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per bar: 160 cal., 8 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 20 g carbo., 9
mg chol., 2 g pro., 1 g fiber, 67 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 8% vit. A, 0%
vit. C, 2% calcium, 2% iron.
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~~~***Rhonda G in Missouri***~~~
