Chocolate Fruit Bars
Delightful for entertaining or as family fare.
Ingredients
| 1.25 cups | 300 ml | Gold Medal Flour |
| 1.5 tsp | 7.5 ml | baking powder |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | salt |
| 3 | eggs | |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | sugar |
| 0.5 tsp | 2.5 ml | almond extract |
| 1 pkg (6 oz.) | semisweet chocolate pieces | |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | chopped dates or raisins |
| 0.5 cup | 120 ml | chopped maraschino cherries, drained |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | chopped walnuts |
Instructions
Heat oven to 350° (mod.). Measure flour by dipping method (p. 5) or by sifting. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together. Beat eggs until light; add sugar gradually, beating well after each addition. Stir in almond flavoring, then dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate pieces, fruits, and nuts. Spread dough evenly in greased oblong pan, 13 × 9½ × 2″. Bake 30 to 35 min. If desired, when cool, frost with confectioners’ sugar icing. Cut in bars; garnish each bar with a chocolate piece. Makes 3 doz. bars.
Note: If you use Gold Medal Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder and salt.