X-Treme Cherry Bars
photo by Donna Luckadoo
- Ready In:
- 43mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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48 bars
ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 (3 ounce) package cherry Jell-O
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
- 3⁄4 cup slivered almonds
- powdered sugar
directions
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl and set aside.
- Combine butter and sugar in large mixer bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add Jell-o, and beat until well mixed.
- Add eggs and almond extract and beat well.
- Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture.
- Beat until just combined.
- Stir in cranberries and almonds by hand.
- Spread batter into greased 15 x 10 jelly- roll pan.
- Bake for 18 to 23 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Cool completely.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar; cut into bars.
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Reviews
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I made these with a couple of changes ~ Used cherry flavoring instead of the almond & also used dried cherries instead of the cranberries! GREAT TASTE & just the right look for the winter holidays, especially when dusted LIGHTLY with the powdered sugar! Thanks for a keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed in All New Zaar Cookbooks Tag]
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I made these for the 2006 Zaar Christmas Cookie Swap. They're a tasty blend of tart and sweet. I believe my pan was bigger than called for, so my bars were a bit thinner than those pictured here. Also I didn't have the slivered almonds that I thought I had on hand, so my bars went without. DSS discovered these cookies today and wiped them out; he thought they were great.
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I made these over the Holidays and put them on my cookie tray. They were just perfect. You want something different, try this recipe. I tweeked it a bit and used Cherry flavoring instead of Almond extract and added diced marishino cherry along with the cranberrys. It added a red color to the dough and a burst of flavor to the cookie. Definetly a keeper in my book!
Tweaks
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I made these with a couple of changes ~ Used cherry flavoring instead of the almond & also used dried cherries instead of the cranberries! GREAT TASTE & just the right look for the winter holidays, especially when dusted LIGHTLY with the powdered sugar! Thanks for a keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed in All New Zaar Cookbooks Tag]
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Donna M.
Billings, Montana