Ingredients

  • 10 ounces maraschino cherries
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 12 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 14 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 12 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chunks
  • 12 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 -5 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Drain cherries very well.reserving liquid for cherry drizzle.
  • Cut cherries in half, set aside.
  • Melt 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips and butter in a 3 quart pan over low heat -- stirring constantly.remove from heat.stir in sugar, flour, vanilla, baking powder, salt and eggs.
  • Stir in cherries -- and chocolate chunks.
  • Spread dough in ungreased 13x9" baking pan -- bake 32-37 minutes or center is set.
  • Cool completely -- about 1 hour.
  • Place cherry drizzle in a plastic food bag with tip cut off -- squeeze drizzle in pattern on top of brownies.
  • To prepare DRIZZLE.
  • Mix drizzle ingredients until smooth in a small bowl.use just enough cherry juice to produce a drizzling consistency.