Cherry Bars Recipe

🍒 Cherry Bars Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract (optional, but recommended)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling
Powdered sugar glaze (see below)

For the Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2–3 tbsp milk (add until drizzle consistency)


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Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan (or 9x13 for thicker bars).

2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla (and almond extract, if using).

4. Add flour and salt, mixing just until combined.

5. Spread 3 cups of batter evenly in the prepared pan.

6. Spoon cherry pie filling evenly over the batter.

7. Drop the remaining batter by spoonfuls over the cherry filling (it won’t cover completely, and that’s okay).

8. Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.

9. Cool completely.

10. Drizzle with the powdered sugar glaze before cutting into bars.



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✨ These bars are soft, buttery, and filled with cherry goodness. They also work great with blueberry or apple pie filling!

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