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Sweet Cherry Blondies

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups flour

  • 1 1/3 cups packed light brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 cup pitted and halved Northwest fresh sweet cherries

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Servings

Makes 16 servings

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F.

  2. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, eggs and vanilla; mix on low speed of electric mixer until blended.

  3. Mix 1 minute on medium speed. Batter will be thick.

  4. Spread half of batter in oiled and floured 9-inch baking pan.

  5. Toss cherries in small amount of flour.

  6. Scatter cherries over batter; spread remaining batter over cherries.

  7. Sprinkle pecans over top.

  8. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.

  9. Cool on rack and cut into 16 pieces.

Chocolate Chip Variation: Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter with pecans.

Nutritional Information

Per Serving: 207 Calories, 2.2 g protein, 28.2 g carbohydrate, 9.9 g fat (42% Cal. from fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 0.6 g fiber, 88 mg sodium.

Cherry Bonbon Cookies

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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

  • 1/2 cup soft butter or margarine

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 large egg 

  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1-1/2 teaspoons cherry flavoring (optional)

  • 48 sweet fresh cherries, pitted

  • 1 package (6oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Servings

Makes 48 cookies

Directions

  1. Combine flour and cocoa; set aside.

  2. With electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and baking powder until blended.

  3. Add egg, vanilla and cherry flavoring; beat until well combined.

  4. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

  5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place 1/2 -inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.

  6. Press down center of each ball with thumb to create a small hollow; fill each center with a cherry.

  7. Heat oven to 350F.

  8. In small pan over low heat, combine chocolate chips and condensed milk; heat until chocolate is melted.

  9. Spoon about 1 teaspoon chocolate mixture over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry.

  10. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until done.

  11. Remove to wire racks and cool.