Choco-Cherry Bars

Name: Choco-Cherry Bars
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams pkg. BAKERS Unsweetened Chocolate, divided; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened; 227 grams pkg. PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 2 eggs; 237 milliliters flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters chopped maraschino cherries, well drained; 2 Tbsps milk, divided; 237 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla, divided; 118 milliliters chopped PLANTERS Walnuts

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Choco-Cherry Bars A mixture of baker's chocolate, flour, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Melt 2 oz. chocolate; set aside. Beat cream cheese, butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Cream Cheese

Chocolate

Butter

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Blender

Bowl

Oven

Add eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla; mix well.

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Vanilla

Egg

Mix flour, baking soda and salt.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Blend in melted chocolate. Stir in cherries and nuts.

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Cream Cheese

Chocolate

Cherries

Nuts

Spread into greased and floured 15x10x1-inch pan.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Melt remaining chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl. Stir in powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp. milk and remaining vanilla.

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Powdered Sugar