Chocolate Cherry Bars

== Description ==
Makes about 48 bars.
==Ingredients==
* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
* ¾ cup Hershey's cocoa or Hershey's dutch processed cocoa
* 2 cups sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1½ cups plus ⅓ cup all-purpose flour, divided
* ⅓ cup chopped almonds
* 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
* ½ tsp almond extract
* 1 cup Hershey's mini kisses semi-sweet or milk chocolate baking pieces
* 1 cup chopped maraschino cherry, drained
==Directions==
# Heat oven to 350°F.
# Generously grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
# Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat; stir in cocoa until smooth.
# Remove from heat.
# Add sugar, 3 eggs, 1½ cups flour and almonds; mix well.
# Pour into prepared pan.
# Bake 20 minutes.
# Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, remaining ⅓ cup flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract.
# Pour over baked layer; sprinkle baking pieces and cherries over top.
# Return to oven.
# Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown.
# Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
# Refrigerate until cold, 6 hours or overnight.
# Cut into bars.
# Cover; refrigerate leftover bars.
Category:Bar and square Recipes