{"id":5211,"date":"2011-12-12T23:22:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T04:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathyschiffer.com\/?p=5211"},"modified":"2016-09-30T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:00:21","slug":"by-request-treasure-chest-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/2011\/12\/by-request-treasure-chest-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"By Request:  Treasure Chest Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium home-thumb wp-image-5212\" src=\"https:\/\/kathyschiffer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Treasure-Chest-Bars-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\"><strong>Well, now this is a first!<\/strong>\u00a0 After I talked about baking <span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Treasure Chest Bars<\/strong><\/span> a few days ago, several people asked for the recipe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a Schiffer family favorite<\/strong> from Christmases past.\u00a0 Just remember:\u00a0 The real Treasures are those dear children, wide-eyed on Christmas morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas, everyone!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>TREASURE CHEST BARS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Cream:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u00bd cup butter<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">\u00bd cup brown sugar<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">\u00bd cup sugar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Blend in:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">2 eggs<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">1 tsp. vanilla<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Beat until fluffy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Combine and add:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">2 cups flour<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">1 \u00bd tsp. baking powder<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">\u00bd tsp. salt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Stir in:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">1 cup walnuts, in large pieces<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">1 cup drained maraschino cherry halves<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">1 6-oz. package chocolate chips<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Bake at 325\u00b0 25-30 minutes in two 9X9\u201d pans, greased and floured on bottom.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">Frost warm. Cool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300;text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Brown Butter Frosting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Brown \u00bc cup butter over medium heat until deep brown.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">Blend in 2 cups sifted confectioner\u2019s sugar and \u00bd tsp. vanilla.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">Add 1 or 2 Tbsp. milk; cream until smooth.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">(Frosting should not be pour-on, but thinner than you would put on a cake.)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, now this is a first!\u00a0 After I talked about baking Treasure Chest Bars a few days ago, several people asked for the recipe.\u00a0 This is a Schiffer family favorite from Christmases past.\u00a0 Just remember:\u00a0 The real Treasures are those dear children, wide-eyed on Christmas morning.\u00a0 Merry Christmas, everyone! 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