Christmas Cherry Chews

"We make these around Christmas time, because the red and green cherries make it so holiday looking....warning, these are addictive, they taste almost like a fruitcake with a crust"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
25 portions (approx)
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ingredients

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directions

  • Set oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
  • In a bowl, mix together the first 5 ingredients.
  • Cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
  • Press mixture into the prepared baking pan.
  • Bake for 8-9 minutes (don't overbake); remove and cool.
  • Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
  • In a bowl, combine all topping ingredients; mix well.
  • Spread topping over the cooled base.
  • Sprinkle with pecan halves over top.
  • Return to oven; bake for 30 minutes longer.
  • Cool, cut into squares.

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Reviews

  1. These were made for DH and he is thrilled with them (in fact he's made a very sizable dent already). I left out the nuts and then followed the directions using 8 mins for the base and the 30 for the over all bake. It is as promised, chewy soft except for the edges which bubble up and become quite hard. I placed the cherries like cabochon's on what would be each piece but the topping rose up and buried them completely, I wouldn't recommend spending extra for the green cherries because you don't see them in the end anyway. They looked very plain on the dish with no cherries showing so I "snowed" the bars with sugar and that made then look more festive.
     
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