The first time I made these Chocolate-Drizzled Cherry Bar Cookies, between Normanda, Blake and a visit from Dad and Mom, I got one bar. One! And I wouldn’t have gotten that if I hadn’t eaten it when I made them.

They are that good.

Chocolate-Drizzled Cherry Bar Cookies

I don’t know about you, but when I think of bar cookies I think of a thick and chewy bottom holding a substantial helping of fruit topping or icing.

That’s exactly what you get here.

Chocolate-Drizzled Cherry Bar Cookies Recipe

Chocolate-Drizzled Cherry Bar Cookies are thick and chewy and loaded with cherries and chocolate. They are everything a bar cookie should be.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Cookies, Party Recipe

Cuisine American

Equipment

• 13 x 9-inch Baking Dish

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 cups Quick-Cooking Oats
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 1 1/4 cups Butter softened and cut into small pieces
• 1 21- ounce can Cherry Pie Filling
• 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
• 1/4 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• 3/4 teaspoon Shortening

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar and butter until crumbly (I used a stand mixer.)
• Set aside 1 1/2 cups for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 - 18 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Remove from oven.
• In a small bowl, combine pie filling and almond extract.
• Carefully spread mixture over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture, breaking up any large chunks.
• Place back in oven and bake 20 - 25 minutes longer or until edges and topping are lightly browned. Remove from oven.
• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Stir until smooth.
• Drizzle chocolate over warm bars. (I used a fork to get small lines of chocolate that I like. You can also use a spoon for larger lines or a pastry bag for even larger, more even lines.)
• Place baking dish on a wire rack and allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

Notes

Source - Taste of Home Best Loved Cookies and Bars Magazine Fall 2007

Keyword Bar Cookies, Cookies, Sweets

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SPOTLIGHT RECIPE

Chocolate-Drizzled Cherry Bar Cookies Recipe Adapted from Taste of Home Best Loved Cookies and Bars Magazine Fall 2007 as Chocolate-Drizzled Cherry Bars. Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.