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Grandma Pickel's Treasure Chest Bars

A sweet old-fashioned cherry chocolate bar made with brown sugar, white sugar, butter, eggs, milk, flour, chocolate chips, and maraschino cherries-finished with a warm brown-butter frosting.

Prep20 min
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Servesvaries
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Make the recipe

  1. 2 cups siftedpowdered sugar (or less) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons milk.
  2. Creambrown Beat in the Stir in sugar, white eggsand themilk. sugar,and vanilla.
  3. Fold in drained Mix in flour, baking powder, halved cherries, chocolate chips, andsalt.
  4. Spread batter into Brown1/4 cup Bake at 325°F butter,blend in a10 x15 until lightly powdered sugar, golden and jelly roll pan.
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