17 September 2005

And Now for the Famous Cherry Love Bars

Bet you can't eat just one:

Crust
Mix 2 C flour, 1/2 C sugar, and 1 C softened butter like pie crust, using fork or pastry cutter. Press into greased 9x13'' pan. Bake at 350 for 10 min.

Layer 2
Beat 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk (save the white for later) with 1 and 1/2 C brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1/4 C flour, 1/2 t baking powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 C chopped maraschino cherries, drained, and 1/2 C chopped walnuts. Chop extra nuts for sprinkling.

Spread this on crust and bake 30 min at 350 OR UNTIL MIDDLE SETS. (Made sure the middle isn't runny. You will be sorry if this happens.)

Cool.

Frosting
Beat your remaining egg white with 2 T cherry juice, 1/4 C crisco and 2 C powdered sugar. Spread on bars and sprinkle with nuts.

YUM!

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