Filled with delicious maraschino cherries and chopped pecans, these sweet and tender cherry bars are ooey-gooey and oh so good.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bars, cherry
Calories: 112kcal
Ingredients
Crust
2cupsall-purpose flour
1cupbutter, at room tempor 2 sticks
1/2cupconfectioner's sugar
Filling
2cupsgranulated sugar
4large eggs
1/2cupall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonbaking powder
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1jarmaraschino cherriesdrained and cut in half
1.5cupschopped pecansoptional
confectioner's sugarfor finishing
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, place the crust ingredients. Cut butter into the flour and confectioner's sugar with a pastry cutter or long-tined fork, until well combined and crumbly. Press into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until just lightly brown on the edges. Remove from the oven when done and reduce temp to 325.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup butter, at room temp, 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
In the same bowl (no need to wash it), place the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking powder, and vanilla from the filling ingredients. Stir together with a long spoon until smooth and creamy. The batter will be thick. Stir in the cherries and pecans until well incorporated. Spoon the filling onto the crust and spread to the edges. Bake until set (about 30 minutes).
2 cups granulated sugar, 4 large eggs, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1.5 cups chopped pecans, 1 jar maraschino cherries
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Dust top with confectioner's sugar and cut into bars. Enjoy!