Treasure Chest Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 6 ounces chocolate chips (i like semisweet.)
• 1 cup maraschino cherry, drained and chopped
• 1 cup chopped nuts (i like walnuts or pecans.)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons soft butter
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 unsweetened chocolate square

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350 grease and flour 15x10x1" jelly roll pan.
• 2 cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.
• 3 add flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla and eggs.
• 4 blend at medium speed until smooth.
• 5 stir in cherries, chocolate chips and nuts.
• 6 spread in pan.
• 7 bake 25-30 minutes until lightly browned.
• 8 icing: combine powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla.
• 9 spread on warm bars.
• 10 drizzle 1/2 square melted unsweetened chocolate over bars.
• 11 cool and cut.