Cherry Bars
Why I Love This Recipe
From Aunt Sue's Kitchen - Yum!
Ingredients You'll Need
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 cans (21 oz each) cherry pie filling
Glaze:
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
2 to 3 T milk
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the extracts. Combine flour and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix until combined.
Spread 3 cups batter into a greased 15x10x1 baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop the remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over the filling. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over the bars. Yield: 5 dozen.
