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Chocolate Cherry Bars

Portions:48 bars
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • ¾ cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa or HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour divided
  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour extra
  • ⅓ cup chopped almonds
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk not evaporated milk(14 oz.)
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup HERSHEY’S MINI KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
  • 1 cup chopped maraschino cherries drained

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Generously grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
  • Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat; stir in cocoa until smooth.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add sugar, 3 eggs, 1½ cups flour and almonds; mix well.
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, remaining ⅓ cup flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract.
  • Pour over baked layer; sprinkle chocolates and cherries over top.
  • Return to oven.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown.
  • Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  • Refrigerate until cold, 6 hours or overnight.
  • Cut into bars.
  • Cover; refrigerate leftover bars.
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Course Candy / Chocolate / Fruit