Treasure Bars

Photo: Tom Bilcze

Ingredients

Bars:

2 cups flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup margarine

3/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup maraschino cherries (drained and chopped)

1 cup salted peanuts (chopped)

Icing:

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoons margarine (softened)

2 tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Glaze:

1/2 square melted baker’s chocolate

Preparation

Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a jelly roll pan.

Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, margarine, milk, vanilla and eggs unrtil thoroughly mixed.

Stir in chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and salted peanuts.

Spread in the greased pan and bake 25-30 minutes.

Prepare icing by mixing confectioners’ sugar, margarine, milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy.

Spread icing over warm bars. Drizzle melted chocolate. Cool and cut into bars.

Makes 3 dozen. Do not freeze, store in an airtight container.

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About

Here is the recipe for my all-time favorite bar cookie recipe. I first tasted this cookie about 12 years ago. Bev, the ultimate church lady, made these super delicious bars for a church function. You know the type; retired older widow who cooks up a storm with recipes that are out of this world. I immediately fell in love with this cookie.

Bev would not share this recipe. I had asked her friends. They told me that she never shared the recipe. Apparently, I was not the only one enamored with the glorious cookie. About 5 years ago, Bev decided it was time to pass on her recipes. She gave me this one knowing my love of the cookie. She always had a Ziploc bag of them for me in church when she made them.

This recipe is in honor of Bev. I love her so and her cooking even more! She loves her church and is a devoted parishioner who gives herself selfishly to the church. I hope that you enjoy this cookie as much as I do.

Tags:

Dessert

Yield:

6.0 servings

Added:

Monday, December 21, 2009 - 12:57am

Creator:

Anonymous

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