Cherry-Bright Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

• Chopped maraschino cherries

  well drained
  1/2 cup
• butter or margarine

  softened
  1/3 cup
• Sugar
  3/4 cup
• eggs
  2 unit
• light corn syrup
  2 tbsp
• almond extract OR 2 tablespoons kirsch (cherry brandy)
  1 tsp
• vanilla extract
  1 tsp
• all-purpose flour
  2/3 cup
• HERSHEY'S cocoa
  1/3 cup
• salt
  1/2 tsp
• baking powder
  1/4 tsp
• Chopped slivered almonds
  1/3 cup
• Additional maraschino cherries

  halved (optional)
  1 unit