Chocolate Cherry Bars

Description
Makes about 48 bars.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
 * ¾ cup Hershey's cocoa or Hershey's dutch processed cocoa
 * 2 cups sugar
 * 4 eggs
 * 1½ cups plus ⅓ cup all-purpose flour, divided
 * ⅓ cup chopped almonds
 * 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
 * ½ tsp almond extract
 * 1 cup Hershey's mini kisses semi-sweet or milk chocolate baking pieces
 * 1 cup chopped maraschino cherry, drained

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Generously grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
 * 3) Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat; stir in cocoa until smooth.
 * 4) Remove from heat.
 * 5) Add sugar, 3 eggs, 1½ cups flour and almonds; mix well.
 * 6) Pour into prepared pan.
 * 7) Bake 20 minutes.
 * 8) Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, remaining ⅓ cup flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract.
 * 9) Pour over baked layer; sprinkle baking pieces and cherries over top.
 * 10) Return to oven.
 * 11) Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown.
 * 12) Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
 * 13) Refrigerate until cold, 6 hours or overnight.
 * 14) Cut into bars.
 * 15) Cover; refrigerate leftover bars.