August 8, 2011

Chocolate-Cherry Bars

Cookies For All Occasions

Prep time:

5 minutes

Cooking time:

30 minutes

“Get a great dessert for less money by preparing brownies from scratch instead of using a mix. Prepare your favorite brownie recipe, then stir in pie filling and extract. Bake as recipe directs.”

Ingredients

Serves 24

1 (2-layer) package fudge brownie cake mix
1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
5 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a medium baking dish. Combine cake mix, pie filling, extract and eggs in a large bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon until combined.
2
Spoon batter into prepared dish. Bake until edges pull away from sides of dish, about 30 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, mix sugar, butter and milk in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add chips; stir until frosting is smooth.
4
Spread frosting over warm layer. Cool before cutting into bars.

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