Name: Cherry Bonfire Bars
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Yield: 16 bars
Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling; ¾ cup mini marshmallows

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Cherry Bonfire Bars

Recipe by Michael Kimball, Savory Spice Test Kitchen

All-Purpose Cooking

Baking

Classic cherry pie bars with a summer beach bonfire twist. Smoked spices add cozy complexity while caramelized marshmallows add sticky s'mores realness to this easy, crowd-pleasing dessert.

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Serves 16 bars

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 40 minutes

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Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup Bourbon Barrel Smoked Sugar 2 tsp. Black Label Reserve Smoked Salt & Pepper, plus more to sprinkle 2 eggs

1 ½ tsp. Pure Almond Extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling ¾ cup mini marshmallows

Whiskey Barrel Smoked Sugar

Black Label Smoked Salt & Pepper

Directions

Step 1 To make dough: preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9 baking pan and line with parchment paper. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, granulated sugar, Bourbon Barrel Smoked Sugar, and Black Label Reserve Smoked Salt & Pepper for 5 to 7 min. until fluffy and lightened in color. Add eggs and Pure Almond Extract, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour and mix until just combined.

Step 2 To assemble and bake: spread ⅔ of dough to evenly fill bottom of baking pan. Spread cherry pie filling in an even layer. Drop remaining ⅓ dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Top with marshmallows. Bake for 40 min. or until marshmallows are golden brown and center is set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle with Black Label Reserve Smoked Salt & Pepper to taste, slice, and serve.