Cherry Pie Bars
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Serves: about 16 servings
 
Ingredients
Dough
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter - softened
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 1/2 cans cherry pie filling
Glaze
  • 1 cup icing cugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
Dough
  1. Preheat your oven to 350, spary your 9 x 13" pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In your medium bowl combine the flour, baking poder and salt - set aside.
  3. Using your stand mixer cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  4. Add your eggs one at a time until fully combined and add another.
  5. Mix in your vanilla and almond extract.
  6. Set aside 1 and 1/2 cups of the dough for the topping.
  7. Spread the rest of the dough into your greased pan and evenly distribute.
  8. Pour 1 and 1/2 cans of the cherry pie filling evenly on top of the dough.
  9. Using a small spoon, drop spoonfuls of the remaining batter on top of the cherry pie filling.
  10. Bake for 35-37 minutes, until top of golden brown - try not to over bake.
  11. Once done allow to cool fully before drizzling with the glaze.
Glaze
  1. In a small bowl combine your icing sugar, vanilla and almond extract and 2 tablespoons of your heavy cream.
  2. Whisk until combined, adding more heavy cream until you reach your desired consistency.
  3. Pour into a small sandwich bag and cut a small piece of the corner off and drizzle over cooled bars.
  4. Let glaze set before serving - I popped mine into the fridge for about an hour before serving.
Recipe by Stacey's Recipes at https://www.staceysrecipes.com/cherry-pie-bars/