Chocolate-Covered Cherry Brownies

 

3/4

cup butter or margarine

3

ounces unsweetened baking chocolate

1 1/2

cups sugar

1

teaspoon vanilla

3

eggs

1

cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4

teaspoon salt

1

cup marshmallow creme

1/2

cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained and 2 tablespoons cherry juice reserved for glaze

1

bag (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)

6

tablespoons butter or margarine

1

tablespoon light corn syrup

2

tablespoons reserved maraschino cherry juice

• 1 Heat oven to 350°. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening. Heat butter and baking chocolate in heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, vanilla and eggs until blended. Stir in flour and salt until smooth. Spread in pan.
• 2 Mix marshmallow creme and cherries in small bowl. Spoon by teaspoonfuls onto batter. Swirl lightly with knife.
• 3 Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until marshmallow mixture is light golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Make Chocolate-Cherry Glaze; spread over bars. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until glaze is set. For brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.
• 4 Method for Chocolate-Cherry Glaze: Heat chocolate chips, butter and corn syrup in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Stir in cherry juice.