Chocolate Cherry Bars

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups plus 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/3 cup chopped almonds
• 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
• 1 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2 Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat; stir in cocoa until smooth. Remove from heat. Add sugar, 3 eggs, 1-1/2 cups flour and almonds; mix well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes.

3 Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, remaining 1/3 cup flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract. Pour over baked layer; sprinkle chocolates and cherries over top. Return to oven.

4 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.

About 48 bars.