Using butterscotch pudding mix instead of molasses makes this gingerbread man recipe possible!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 15 bar cookies |
Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup raisins
- ½ cup flaked coconut
- ½ cup pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of brown sugar, butter, 1/2 cup of flour and oats until crumbly. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch square pan. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
- In the same bowl, mix together the eggs, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, salt, baking powder and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the raisins, coconut and cherries, adding a little bit of the cherry juice to keep it from becoming stiff. Spread over the baked crust in the pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 227 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
| Cholesterol | 39 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 106 mg |
| Sugars | 26 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
it was delicious ,everyone liked it ,i used 1 cup of fresh Dark cherries ,picked locally great recipe
These are fantastic, better after sitting a day. They get the ooey gooey goodness of pecan pie. I made them a second time with nuts and no cherries. They were good but not as good as with cherries. I used the dried cherries and soaked them in juice. Don’t miss out on these, they are special! Thanks for the recipe!
This recipe is AMAZING! I used frozen sweet dark cherries because that is what I had on hand. Otherwise, I followed exactly. This recipe is a keeper!! Thanks!!
Pretty much followed the recipe with the exception of doubling it. Very good.
I really thought this recipe sounded great and healthy ingredients made it worth trying. While it was tasty with the coconut, cherries and raisins mixture, the recipe does fall short in one way. The bottom of the baking pan should be sprayed with vegetable spray for ease of removing the bars from the pan after baking. Also, everyone who makes this, make sure you do not overbake the bottom crust – 15 min. max and make sure to spray dish beforehand. They were good but not sure I’ll take the time to make again.
Easy to make, added a little almonds, about a quarter cup, it taste great, will make it again, many times, saving it to desserts right now
These were quick and easy. I used frozen cherries – didn’t bother to thaw but put a bit for flour in the egg/ fruit mixture. Freezes well
Delicious!! Didn’t have sour cherries so I soaked dried cherries in some orange juice and used those, using orange juice to loosen batter. We scoffed down the first batch almost before I got the cover on the container, so made a second batch right away. Rationing these out one at a time!!
I didn’t have the cherries and I only had a little butter so I used coconut oil for the remaining 1/2 cup…and it was still great! Nice flavor and texture. I will definitely be making these again.
Hard to go wrong with so much butter and brown sugar! I followed the recipe exactly, though baked the bars for 35 minutes, and they still seemed under cooked. Because mine were under cooked, the middle was gooey, which some people might like. I de-frosted sour cherries from last year’s harvest, though the cherry flavor didn’t come through as much as I would have liked. Maybe next time I’ll add more cherries or add almond extract.
Delicious, not too sweet. I used golden raisins.
these turned out phenomenal. Very easy and amazing flavour