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Merry Cherry Bars
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Merry Cherry Bars

10 ingredients 10 min + 30 min 3 dozen openrecipes
Merry Cherry Bars

"It just wouldn't be Christmas at my house without these special bar cookies- so pretty using red and green maraschino cherries and candy coated chocolates."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1082
Calories
31g
Protein
36g
Fat
160g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup chopped red and green candied cherries
  • 1/2 cup crushed candy coated milk chocolates
  • 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 5 teaspoons warm water

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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