Taste of Home Cherry Bars

Submitted by ambuler

"Taste of Home"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 5 dozen
• Serves: 60

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.