Cherry Berry Bars

Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson for 12 Days of Cookies 2008

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (4)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
16 bars

Times:

Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 lemon, zested
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup assorted frozen cherries, thawed, drained well, pitted and chopped
1/4 cup mixed berry preserves
Powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In large bowl with an electric mixer, mix butter until fluffy. Add half the flour, then add in order: brown sugar, lemon zest, juice and egg. To remaining flour add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves. Combine both mixtures until just incorporated. Fold in cherries and pour into an ungreased 8 by 8-inch baking pan. Using a spoon, equally dollop preserves on top of batter and using a toothpick or skewer, drag the tip through the preserves to create a swirl pattern on top.

Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cake will be moist to the touch. Once cooled, cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar to serve.

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recipe Cherry Berry Bars
Jill Chicago, IL 12-22-2008
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More like a coffee cake than a cookie
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

These were profiled in the 12 days of cookies - so I made them for a holiday cookie tray. Consistency is more like a cake and... it's not dense enough to add as 'finger food' for a cookie tray. I drained the cherries really well, but all of the cherries and preserves sunk to the bottom. End result: tasty - but not as expected.Read more
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Karen Marlton, NJ 12-21-2008
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Waste of time and money
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I thought this looked really good on the show and they looked good after baking and that was as good as it got. 1/2 tsp... ground cloves is way too much that is all I could taste and all I could taste afterwards for quite a while. My 18 year old son that likes everything also said these were awful. I say don't waste your time and money.Read more
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Annette wayne, PA 12-09-2008
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great taste
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I changed the recipe a little, I baked them in mini muffin tins (in paper wrappers) for 10 minutes. I also iced them with a... cream cheese icing. They were wonderful, everybody loved them!Read more
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Joanne Fredericksburg, TX 12-07-2008
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Cherry Berry Bars
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Although the cookie appeared to be most unappetizing in appearance, I love fruit so tried them. Weren't the best but... passableRead more