Cherry Pie Bars

Submitted by toosharps

"These are so good and so simple."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 24-30

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup Crisco
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

• Glaze

• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons hot water

directions

1. Cream the following ingredients together:.
2. Crisco, butter or margarine, sugar, vanilla and eggs.
3. After creaming above, add: flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Save 1 1/2 cups batter and spread the remaining in a greased cookie sheet.
5. Spread cherry pie filling over batter and drop remaining batter on top of cherries.
6. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
7. Take it out of oven and drizzle glaze over top.

Reviews

[smartblonde 2]

These were very good. I tried to cheat and put tin foil on the cookie sheet so it would be easy to clean but my crust stayed sort of soggy. I think maybe there is a little too much sugar and next time I'll try to cut it back a little. Otherwise these went over well at Christmas. Thanks!