HOMEMADE CHERRY PIE BARS

You’ll be hooked! I just know you are going to fall in love with these bars. The cherry filling plays peekaboo around the dollops of dough. They slice up and serve beautifully.

Ingredients

For the bars:

1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 21 oz cans cherry pie filling

For the glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2-3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour.
Spread 3 cups dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling.
Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top.

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