Pink Ladies
Description
Satisfy your sweet tooth with these rich three-layer bars! They have a shortbread crust, creamy chocolate filling, and a maraschino cherry icing decorated with chocolate stripes.
Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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3 tablespoons white sugar
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1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 cup butter
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1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
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2 cups chocolate chips
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1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons butter
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3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
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1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate, chopped
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square baking pan.
2
In a medium bowl, stir together flour, white sugar, and cocoa powder. Cut in butter until the texture is mealy.
3
Pat into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
4
In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips. Cook, stirring frequently until chips are melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour over the baked crust.
5
Return to the oven, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove, and cool in the pan over a wire rack.
6
In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, butter, and cherry juice. Spread over the cooled filling in the pan.
7
Melt semisweet chocolate in a small glass dish in the microwave, or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Place in a plastic bag or piping bag, cut the tip to 1/8 inch, and drizzle the chocolate over the bars in a back and forth motion to make stripes.
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Cool completely before cutting into squares.