Cherry Cocoa Shortbread Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 10 tablespoons butter, softened,divided (no substitutes)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/4 teaspoon real vanilla
• 18 maraschino cherries, halved
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream 1/2 c butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in flour and cocoa (mixture will be crumbly).
• 3 spread into a greased 9" square baking dish.
• 4 bake at 350* for 15 minutes or until surface is set.
• 5 cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and remaining butter; beat in milk and vanilla until smooth.
• 7 spread over crust.
• 8 pat cherries dry with paper towel; arrange over frosting and press down gently.
• 9 in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth.
• 10 drizzle over cherries.
• 11 refrigerate until glaze has hardened.
• 12 cut into squares.