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Holiday Brownies
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 24
Folks always ask for this recipe whenever I make these brownies. I make batches and batches of this tasty treat before the holidays and give them as gifts.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups halved red and/or green candied cherries, divided
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
1. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cool for 10 minutes. In a bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the cooled chocolate mixture, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Fold in 1-1/4 cups cherries and the walnuts.
2. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Arrange remaining cherries over top. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.
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