Cherry-Chocolate Oatmeal Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. softened butter
1 tsp. almond extract
2 eggs
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. quick-cooking oats
1 (10 oz.) pkg. vanilla milk chips
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
1 c. chopped cherries, well drained
1 c. whole cherries, well drained

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease jellyroll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch.
Mix sugar, butter, almond extract and eggs in a large bowl.
Stir in cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Stir in oats. Reserve 1/3 of oats mixture.
Press remaining mixture in pan.