Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2011

This is a very tasty/sweet treat to add to the 'traditional' holiday cookies and tarts. I used the cherry juice in place of water in the icing as per a review and it finished off the squares well. I got alot of compliments and know that I will make this a part of my holiday baking from now on. Delicious! Thank you Karen!!!

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Devon

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

I made these for my sister’s birthday because they sounded yummy. I followed another’s advice and cut back on the sugar and cooked it a little longer. We agreed that they were way too sweet and they were gushy/runny.

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KeepOurFreedoms

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

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Living In: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Warren, Michigan, USA

Living In: Macomb, Michigan, USA

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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Chef Mickey (aka Mickey)

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: De Soto, Missouri, USA

Living In: Elgin, Illinois, USA

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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katy b.

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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Deidrea

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Living In: Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

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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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

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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