X-Treme Cherry Bars
🕒 Cook Time: 18 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 25 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 43 minutes
Description: These bright and cheery bars add pizzazz to any holiday cookie platter. You can make up your own combination of flavors by using different dried fruits and extracts with different Jell-o flavors to make an assortment of colorful bars. Kids will love them! Recipe from a Land O Lakes cookbook.
Recipe Category: Bar Cookie
Keywords: Dessert, Cookie & Brownie, Fruit, Toddler Friendly, Kid Friendly, Christmas, < 60 Mins, Oven, Easy
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 3 cups | all-purpose flour |
| 1 tsp | baking powder |
| 1/4 tsp | salt |
| 1 1/2 cups | butter |
| 1 cup | sugar |
| 1 package | cherry-flavored Jell-o |
| 2 | eggs |
| 1 tsp | almond extract |
| 1 cup | dried sweetened cranberries |
| 1 cup | sliced almonds |
| powdered sugar |
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 123.1
- Fat Content: 7g
- Saturated Fat Content: 3.8g
- Cholesterol Content: 24.1mg
- Sodium Content: 66.7mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 13.7g
- Fiber Content: 0.6g
- Sugar Content: 5.9g
- Protein Content: 2.1g
Recipe Yield: 48 bars
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
- In a large mixer bowl, combine butter and sugar.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until creamy.
- Add cherry-flavored Jell-o and beat until well mixed.
- Add eggs and almond extract, then beat well.
- Reduce speed to low and add the flour mixture. Beat until just combined.
- Stir in dried sweetened cranberries and sliced almonds by hand.
- Spread batter into a greased 15 x 10 jelly-roll pan.
- Bake for 18 to 23 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Cool completely.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar, then cut into bars.
These X-Treme Cherry Bars are a delightful addition to any dessert spread, offering a burst of cherry flavor in every bite. The combination of sweet cherries, crunchy almonds, and a hint of almond extract creates a flavor sensation that will have everyone coming back for more. Plus, with their vibrant color, they’re sure to brighten up any occasion, whether it’s a holiday gathering or a simple family snack time. So whip up a batch of these bars today and watch them disappear before your eyes!
