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Festive Two-in-One Bars

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Updated Aug 17, 2010
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Want a delicious dessert recipe? Then try these chocolate, cherries and nut bars drizzled with candy coating – perfect to treat a crowd.

Festive Two-in-One Bars

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 36
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Ingredients

  • 1 roll (18 oz) refrigerated sugar cookies
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
  • 1/4 cup chopped salted peanuts
  • 1/2 cup chopped mixed candied red and green cherries
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating or almond bark
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark pan). In medium bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in cocoa until well blended. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Sprinkle half of dough with chocolate chips and peanuts; sprinkle remaining half with cherries and pecans.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are set. Cool completely on wire rack, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In 1-quart saucepan, heat candy coating and oil over low heat about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until coating is melted and smooth. Drizzle over cooled cherry-topped bars. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

Nutrition

120 Calories
6g Total Fat
1g Protein
15g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
6g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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