Cherry cookie bars with
dried tart cherries, white chocolate chips and crunchy pecans
baked inside every bite.
Champion
Cherry Bars
- 1 cup butter or margarine,
softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 (12-ounce) package white chocolate chips
2 cups dried tart cherries
1 cup coarsely chopped pecan
- Combine butter, granulated
sugar and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric
mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla.
- Combine flour and baking
powder; gradually add to mixture. Stir in white chocolate chips,
dried cherries and pecans. Spread dough evenly in greased 15
x 10 x 1-inch baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F
(175°C) oven 20 minutes, or until light golden brown. Do
not overbake. Cool in pan, then cut into bars. Store in airtight
container. These bars freeze well.
Makes 4 dozen 1 1/4 x 2
1/2-inch bars
Recipe provided courtesy of the Cherry Marketing
Institute.
