Description
I got this delicious recipe for cherry shortbread bars from my mother-in-law.
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
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9×13-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.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 24