Chocolate Cherry Bars

Ingredients

 * 1 	cup  	(2 sticks) butter or margarine
 * 3/4 	cup 	HERSHEY'S cocoa or HERSHEY'S Dutch Processed cocoa
 * 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 	tsp 	almond extract
 * 1 	cup 	HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Semi-Sweet or milk chocolate Baking Pieces
 * 1 	cup 	Chopped maraschino cherries, drained

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 350°F. 
 * 2) Generously grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
 * 3) Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat; stir in cocoa until smooth. 
 * 4) Remove from heat. 
 * 5) Add Sugar, 3 eggs, 1-1/2 cups flour and almonds; mix well. 
 * 6) Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes.
 * 7) Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 egg, remaining 1/3 cup flour, sweetened condensed milk and almond extract. 
 * 8) Pour over baked layer; sprinkle baking pieces and cherries over top. 
 * 9) Return to oven.
 * 10) Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. 
 * 11) Cool completely in pan on wire rack. 
 * 12) Refrigerate until cold, 6 hours or overnight. Cut into bars. 
 * 13) Cover; refrigerate leftover bars.
 * 14) About 48 bars.