Chocolate Cherry Bars

* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter

* 3/4 cup cocoa or

* 2 cups sugar

* 4 eggs

* 1-1/2 cups plus 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, divided

* 1/3 cup chopped almonds

* 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)

* 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

* 1 cup Hershey Mini Kisses

* 1 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat; stir in cocoa until smooth. Remove from heat. Add sugar, 3 eggs, 1-1/2 cups flour and almonds; mix well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, remaining 1/3 cup flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract. Pour over baked layer; sprinkle chocolates and cherries over top. Return to oven.

4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate until cold, 6 hours or overnight. Cut into bars. Cover; refrigerate leftover bars. About 48 bars.

Pecan Pie Squares

3 c. all purpose flour

1/4 c. plus 2 tbsp. sugar

3/4 c. butter, softened

3/4 tsp. salt

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease jelly roll pan (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch). Beat flour, sugar, butter and salt in large bowl on medium speed until crumbly. Press firmly in pan. Bake until light golden brown, about 20 minutes. Prepare filling.

FILLING:

4 eggs, slightly beaten

1 1/2 c. sugar

1 1/2 c. Karo light or dark corn syrup

3 tbsp. butter, melted

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 c. chopped pecans

Mix all ingredients except pecans until well blended. Stir in pecans. Pour over baked layer and spread evenly. Bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool.

Insanity

I spent over $100 freaking dollars today on cookie shit. And I forgot some stuff. And I need to buy a few more cookie sheets and a few cooling racks too since I left all my crappy disgusting ones in Pennsylvania when I moved.