Description
Easy one-bowl Chocolate Chip Cherry Bars recipe with fresh cherries and chocolate chips. Chewy, sweet, and perfect for summer baking. Ready in 45 minutes!
Ingredients
For the Bars:
- ½ cup melted butter (that’s 1 stick)
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed down tight
- 1 big egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt (don’t skip this)
- ¾ to 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup fresh cherries, cut in half with pits removed
Instructions
Oven to 350°F. Line your pan with parchment so it hangs over the sides. Grease it up.
Take your biggest bowl. Whisk melted butter and brown sugar till smooth.
Crack the egg in there. Pour in vanilla. Whisk it good.
Dump in flour and salt. Stir just till you can’t see white flour anymore. Don’t beat it to death.
Fold in chocolate chips and cherries. Mix them around but don’t go crazy.
Scoop thick batter into pan and smooth it out. Bake 27-32 minutes till edges look done and middle feels set when you poke it.
Let them cool all the way in the pan before cutting. This part sucks but do it anyway.
Notes
Pat cherries dry after you pit them or they’ll make soggy bars
Use the parchment overhang to lift bars out easy
Score them while warm but don’t cut till cool
Room temp egg mixes better – drop it in warm water if you forgot
Clean your knife between cuts for neat squares
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American