Cherry Bars

Submitted by The Homemaking Help

"I'm so grateful that I have girl's night in my neighborhood so I can have an excuse to make junk food. Unfortunately you will have to plan on eating more than one. Hooray for exercise!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 12-16

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling (2 if you like cherries)

• Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons milk

directions

1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in extracts. In a separate bowl combine flour and salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Mix until combined.Spread 3 cups batter into a greased 15x10x1-in baking pan (Also works with 9x13 - baking time will be at least 35 minutes). Spread with pie filling. Drop the remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over pie filling. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients, and drizzle over cooled bars.

Reviews

[larryandsusie]

I thought these were great. I want to eat them all, but looked at the calories. They are worth the calories.

 

[ettybaj36]

Did not care for these.