cherry bar

These cherry bars use my favorite blondie base and turn out perfectly every single time!

Chocolate Chip Cherry Bars

unsalted butter (melted (1 stick))

brown sugar (packed)

vanilla extract

all-purpose flour

salt (optional)

semi-sweet chocolate chips

cherries (fresh

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter, about 60 seconds.

To the melted butter, add the brown sugar and stir to combine.

Add the egg, vanilla, and stir to combine. Add the flour, salt, and stir until just combined, taking care not to over mix or the blondies will be tough.

Fold in chocolate chips, fruit (I don’t halve the cherries: I like them chunky and big), and pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing it lightly with a spatula or offset knife if necessary.

Bake for 27 to 32 minutes, or until edges begin to slightly pull away from sides of pan and center is set.**

Allow bars to cool for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving. Blondies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months.

I used sour cherries, and it was great. Maybe a little too much chocolate even. The edges were nice and crispy! My favorite!

I came across this recipe because I had too many sweet cherries in the fridge and wanted to make sure they got used up. I'm so glad I did! These were so easy to make and so delicious. The comments about being too sweet are a bit silly; they're dessert, but there is a good depth of flavor: sweet/tart from the fresh cherries, bittersweet chocolate, a bit of saltiness. I was making them to bring into my team at work, so I doubled the recipe and decided to add 1tsp of baking powder so that they were more "bar-like" than gooey, so that they'd be easy for people to eat without a fork/plate. This worked out great. I baked them in 9x11 for 37 mins and they were perfect. If I make them again for home I will omit the baking powder because I LOVE gooey, but the adjustment was perfect for what I needed them for, and they still had a good bit of gooiness to to them. Everyone raved and they didn't last long.

Made to recipe,did take a little longer to cook than stated but is dangerously tasty!

Very nice . I doubled in a 13 X 9 and baked about 37 minutes. As other people suggested I used 1 tsp baking powder.  Didn’t have chocolate chips so used white chocolate chips instead. Cut the vanilla to  1.5 tsp and added 1/2 tsp of almond extract . Almond and cherry compliment each other nicely. Definitely needs the salt.  Would recommend and make again. 

I made these following the recipe exactly. I actually used frozen cherries, which the recipe says is okay to do, but that the results are not as good as with fresh cherries. I just baked them longer, and goodness!!! My family of 5 all loved them and we devoured them within 24 hours. They were not too soft at all - just perfect. 

Very delicious recipe. I prefer it with a bit less chocolate and sugar since it is very rich. Will make it again for sure!

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