Taste of Home Cherry Bars

Taste of Home

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 60
• Yields: 5 dozen

Ingredients

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

• GLAZE

• 1  cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract
• 2 -3  tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. 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.
2. Spread 3 cups batter into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
3. In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over top.