Buttermilk Treasure Bars
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Serves: 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- Bars
- ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup SACO Chocolate CHUNKS
- Vanilla Butter Frosting
- ⅓ cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Bars
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Grease one 15 x 10 pan.
- In large mixing bowl cream together butter and sugars.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- In medium mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and Buttermilk Blend. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternating with water, stirring just until ingredients are well-mixed.
- Do not overbeat.
- Stir in cherries, nuts and CHUNKS.
- Spread into prepared pan.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until wooden toothpick tests done.
- Frost with Vanilla Butter Frosting.
- Vanilla Butter Frosting
- In large mixing bowl blend together butter and sugar.
- Stir in vanilla and enough milk to obtain desired consistency.
- Beat until frosting is smooth.
- Spread on cooled bars.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 92 Fat: 5g Saturated fat: 2g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 12g Sugar: 7g Sodium: 62mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 1g Cholesterol: 6mg
