Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Almond extract
  • 3/4 cup Baking cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 3/4 cup Chocolate chip
  • 1 1/3 cups Flour
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 2/3 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 3/4 (1 1/2 sticks butter
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Half and half or milk

• Desserts

  • 1 12 ounce jar Cherryman maraschino cherries
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Maraschino cherry, juice

• Liquids

  • 2 tbsp Water

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Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 3/4 (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 3/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 12 ounce jar CherryMan maraschino cherries
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoon half and half or milk
• 1 1/2 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons butter

Directions

• Preheat oven to 35o degrees. Line a 13 x 9 baking pan with aluminum foil. Spray with cooking spray.
• Combine sugar, butter, and water in large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
• In separate bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually stir in flour mixture to sugar mixture. Continue to mix until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Spread into prepared baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Remove cherries from jar. Reserve cherry juice. Chop cherries
• Cream together butter, powdered sugar, half and half, cherry juice, and almond extract in mixing bowl. Add chopped cherries and stir using a spatula.
• Spread cherry icing over brownies.
• Chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate and butter uncovered for 30 seconds. Stir and continue to microwave in 15 second increments until chocolate is smooth. Spread evenly over cherry icing.