Christmas Chocolate Bars

Contributed byMrs. Greer
Stacked Christmas chocolate bars with red candy and green sprinkles on a festive plate.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (1 pound)
  • 5 large egss (or 6 small eggs)
  • 4 ounce Baker's semi-sweet chocolate
  • 3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 cup honey or molasses
  • 1 cup citron
  • 1 pound broken nuts meats (preferably blanched shredded almonds)
  • chocolate frosting
  • candied cherries (green and red)
Yield: 24 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Instructions

Sift brown sugar. Beat eggs until light. Add the sugar gradually and beat these ingredients until they are well blended. Grate and add chocolate. Combine and sift: four, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and soda. Add the sifted ingredients to the egg mixture alternately with honey or molasses. Chop and add citron and 1/2 to 1 pound broken nut meats, preferably blanched shredded almonds. Spread the dough with a spatula in 2 (9 x 13-inch) pans lined with waxed paper. Bake in 350° oven. When cold, ice with any chocolate butter icing. Cut into bars before icing. Decorate with green and red cherries, candied. These freeze well. 

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