Pink Ladies

Satisfy your sweet tooth with these rich three-layer bars! They have a shortbread crust, creamy chocolate filling, and a maraschino cherry icing decorated with chocolate stripes.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 222 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1.5 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Return to the oven, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove, and cool in the pan over a wire rack.

Step 2

Gather the ingredients.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square baking pan.

Step 4

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, white sugar, and cocoa powder. Cut in butter until the texture is mealy.

Step 5

Pat into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

Step 6

In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips. Cook, stirring frequently until chips are melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour over the baked crust.

Step 7

In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, butter, and cherry juice. Spread over the cooled filling in the pan.

Step 8

Melt semisweet chocolate in a small glass dish in the microwave, or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Place in a plastic bag or piping bag, cut the tip to 1/8 inch, and drizzle the chocolate over the bars in a back and forth motion to make stripes.

Step 9

Cool completely before cutting into squares.