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Cherry Chocolate Truffle Bars

• 3/4 cup hazelnuts
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter or margarine
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped dried tart cherries
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions:
Oven to 350 degrees. Put hazelnuts in a baking pan and bake 15-20 min. until skins split. Place in a large dish towel and rub vigorously to remove loosened skins. Coarsely chop nuts. Grease a 13x9" baking pan. Line pan with a double layer of foil; grease foil. Beat eggs, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer on high speed 10 min. until mixture is thick and pale. Meanwhile melt butter and unsweetened chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring often. Cool slightly. Slowly beat chocolate mixture into egg mixture. Stir in flour and salt until blended, then the hazelnuts and dried cherries. Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over surface. Bake 30 min. or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on wire rack before cutting into bars.