Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009

These are *very* sweet, but I like things really sweet so I loved these bars. Nice and gooey (but not runny) in the middle, nice texture and the icing was perfect. Thanks!

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CATIETOD

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2007

Very good, but very sweet. I usually have a little trouble with the baking time, as the middle layer doesn't set properly. I also use the cherry juice to make pink frosting. Very yummy, I've made these many times.

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Julie

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Home Town: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2006

I didn't make this, but my coworker did. These were a gooey sticky fun treat! Nice and sweet - perfect with tea. Thanks for the recipe!

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MRSBLUE1

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Home Town: Warren, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2006

These bars were OK (WAY too sweet). I wasn't crazy about them.... I made a batch to take to a friend's Christmas party, and everyone seemed to like them (everyone that I talked to...). I had a lot left though, so I don't know how many people REALLY liked them. There were a LOT of sweets to choose from, so that could be the reason.... If I make these again, I'll omit the nuts alltogether (I don't care for them and they seemed out of place here) and spread with the frosting called for (I decided to omit the frosting layer for time's sake). You really need to watch these. Mine were pretty brown when they came out of the oven. These bars are tricky to cut because they are so sticky... Perhaps running your knife under water would solve this problem??? Thanks for sharing. I'll try the recipe for cherry bars in my L&T cookbook instead....

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Mickey

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2006

I often make tray bakes for sharing with colleagues when I have ingredients to use up. This was a huge success and I had four requests for the recipe. I used an jar of cherries in kirsch left over from Christmas, and made up the icing with the leftover kirsch/cherry liquid. If you make up the icing in the quantities specified, it just sinks into the cake, so use much more icing sugar (at least triple) if you like yours thick!

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2005

I made these cherry squares today and followed the recipe to the mark ( with the exception of the icing; I added the juice from the cherries in place of the water that was called for and added 3 diced cherries for visual interest ). These just didn't score very high with me or my husband. We found them far too sweet and they didn't have a very desirable texture. Although they did get some bonus points for ease of preparation! I will not make these again. Thanks for the idea though! :)

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2005

What a great addition to any sweet tray. I add a little maraschino cherry juice instead of water in the icing.

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2004

This was a wonderfully easy recipe anyone can do this... very delicious as well I just have to say I find them a bit runny I think I should mabye have left them in the oven longer and I had to triple the frosting recipe to cover my squares? I don't know what I did there haha.. but really terrific recipe thanks for sharing it was wonderful ... I made this today Christmas eve.. and they are lovely

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DOLORSE

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2004

I made these yesterday and they are truly delicious and easy to make. Cutting them into bite size pieces is a great idea as they are very rich - but oh so yummy! I followed the suggestion to use cherry juice instead of water in the icing. I love the pretty pink color and extra cherry flavor. I also used almond extract instead of vanilla. I always add almond extract to a cherry pie and thought it would enhance the flavor here as well - and it did. I doubled the recipe, used a 9 x 13 pan and it came out just fine. I didn't double the icing as I thought a glaze was all that was needed on these rich and deicious bars. Thanks for a new holiday favorite, Karen!!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2003

These are sweet, tasty treats. It was not as "cherry" tasting as I would have liked, but it is still good. I used maraschino cherry juice in place of the water in the frosting (to give it a little flavor and a nice pink color) and used about 2.5 T instead of the 1T called for in the recipe. Also-if you want this to stay pretty make sure you let it cool-otherwise you get an ooey gooey mess!

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2003

These were too sweet even for me. I did like the crust

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KENMORON

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2003

These are very much like a recipe I had years ago. Made by a grocery chain in Halifax, they were my absolute favorite when I had no time and a craving for something indulgent. The only change I made was to substitute the water in the frosting with the maraschino cherry juice and voila!... cherry frosting! Wonderful!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2002

This recipe was simple and turned out great. Very delicious and I'm sure I will make it again.

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2002

ok this looks and sounds good! but you said cherry frosting. the ingredients are confestioner sugar, butter and vanilla and water. where is the cherry frosting??

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2002

Nice recipe, but i think i did something wrong as they didn't want to stay together very well. Love the taste and the frosting though!

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2002

My Mom's hard to beat at cooking, but both of my parents went nuts for these squares...SHE wants the recipee!!!!!!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2001

I love this recipe.My husband thought they were the best squares ever.It was VERY easy to make.

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2001

My husband, son and I really loved these bars. They were great. I love to try new recipes and this one is definately a keeper.

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Julie

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Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Living In: Fishers, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2001

With 7 kids at home, I make lots of cookies. I usually double every recipe. I doubled this one, and won't do that again! They're good, but not the kids kind of thing. They're almost too sweet. Be sure to cut them small, as a little is enough. Serve with coffee or tea.

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2000

The best squares ever! My family has made these for years, and is one of our Christmas traditions!

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