Delicious Christmas Cherry Bars
Christmas Cherry Bars are buttery layered dessert bars filled with tart dried cherries and white chocolate, finished with a golden crumble topping that feels perfect for the holidays.
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter chilled and cubed
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup dried tart cherries roughly chopped
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cut in chilled butter until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
- Mix in egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract until dough forms. Reserve ⅓ for topping.
- Press remaining dough into pan for the base.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set. Cool slightly.
- Toss chopped dried cherries and white chocolate chips together, then sprinkle over crust.
- Crumble reserved dough on top, leaving some filling visible.
- Bake 20–25 minutes until golden and gently bubbling.
- Cool completely, lift out using parchment, and slice into bars.