Cherry Shortbread Bars
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 ounces maraschino cherries
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons butter, softened
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch pan with heavy aluminum foil.
- Mix flour, 1 cup butter, and white sugar together until mixture is crumbly. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Blend brown sugar, eggs, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Drain and chop cherries, reserving the liquid. Stir cherries and walnuts into the egg mixture. Place mixture on top of the baked crust.
- Return to the oven and bake until set, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Combine powdered sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter with enough cherry liquid to spread easily. Frost cooled bars. Cut into squares after icing has set.
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