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
  1. Bars
  2. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  3. Grease one 15 x 10 pan.
  4. In large mixing bowl cream together butter and sugars.
  5. Add eggs and vanilla.
  6. 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.
  7. Do not overbeat.
  8. Stir in cherries, nuts and CHUNKS.
  9. Spread into prepared pan.
  10. Bake 30 minutes, or until wooden toothpick tests done.
  11. Frost with Vanilla Butter Frosting.
  12. Vanilla Butter Frosting
  13. In large mixing bowl blend together butter and sugar.
  14. Stir in vanilla and enough milk to obtain desired consistency.
  15. Beat until frosting is smooth.
  16. 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
Recipe by SacoFoods at https://www.sacofoods.com/buttermilk-treasure-bars/