maraschino cherry cookie bars

Name: Maraschino Cherry Cookie Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) butter room temp; 2 large eggs; 1 cup(s) brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 12 ounce(s) jar maraschino cherries drained with juice reserved and chopped; 1/2 cup(s) chopped pecans; 1/2 stick(s) butter softened; 1 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar

review

Recipe by

barbara lentz

@blentz8

beulah, MI

A different spin on the cookie bars. Really sweet and yummy.

yield 12 serving(s)

prep time 20 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For maraschino cherry cookie bars

2 1/4 c

flour
1/2 c

sugar
1 c

butter room temp
2 lg

eggs
1 c

brown sugar
1/2 tsp

salt
1 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

vanilla
12 oz

jar maraschino cherries drained with juice reserved and chopped
1/2 c

chopped pecans
1/2 stick

butter softened
1 1/2 c

powdered sugar

How To Make maraschino cherry cookie bars

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, sugar, and butter until crumbly. Press into a 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

2
Blend eggs, brown sugar, salt, baking powder and vanilla. Stir in chopped cherries and nuts. Put on top of crust and bake 25 minutes. let cool.
3
Mix the 1/2 stick of butter with powdered sugar and add reserved cherry liquid until drizzling consistency is reached. Drizzle over top of cake and cut into bars.
Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!

Categories & Tags for Maraschino Cherry Cookie Bars:

My Recipe Box

Post a Recipe