Name: Cherry Pie Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 2 cups sugar -; 1 teaspoon salt -; 4 large eggs, room temperature -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract -; 3 cups all-purpose flour -; 2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling -; Glaze: -; 1 cup confectioners' sugar -; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract -; 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk -

Recipe information

Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Cherry Pie Bars

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 2 cups sugar -

3. 1 teaspoon salt -

4. 4 large eggs, room temperature -

5. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

6. 1/4 teaspoon almond extract -

7. 3 cups all-purpose flour -

8. 2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling -

9. Glaze: -

10. 1 cup confectioners' sugar -

11. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract -

12. 1/2 teaspoon almond extract -

13. 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk -

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Pie Bars

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, use a hand mixer or stand mixer to cream the butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, five to seven minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the extracts. Gradually beat in the flour. Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure everything is incorporated.

2. Stage

Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan, and spread 3 cups of dough evenly into the pan. Spread the pie filling on top all over, then drop the remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over the filling. No need to spread out the dollops. Editor’s Tip: This baking pan is called a jelly-roll pan, and it’s needed for these cherry bars due to its tall sides. Do not swap it out for a different baking pan.

3. Stage

Bake until the cherry bars are golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool the bars completely to room temperature in their pan on a wire rack. Editor’s Tip: Before you bake, place a larger baking sheet on a rack underneath the cherry bars to catch anything that may bubble over as they cook. It’s easier to clean a baking sheet than the bottom of an oven.

4. Stage

In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach the desired consistency. Drizzle the glaze over the cherry pie bars.