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Cherry Streusel Square Recipe

I don't think food should take longer to make than it does to eat, so I love these time-saving bar cookies. At Christmas, I like to use red and green cherries.

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Cherry Streusel Square Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 48 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup finely chopped candied or maraschino cherries
STREUSEL:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
6 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans and cherries. Spread into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add pecans. Sprinkle over dough. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until very light brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 1-1/2-in. squares. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 125 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 56 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Streusel Squares in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2002, p46