Cherry Bars

Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup sugar

  • 1 cup soft margarine

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 4 eggs

  • 3 cups flour

  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • 1 1/2 cans cherry pie filling (21 oz can)

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 1/2 tsp almond extract

  • 1-2 Tbs. milk (use more if it's too thick)

Directions

  1. Cream or mix together sugar, margarine, vanilla and salt.
  2. Add 4 eggs one-at-a-time, beating well after each egg. Gently Spoon flour into mixture and add baking powder and mix well.
  3. Spread 2/3 of the mixture into a 10 x 15 pan. This may be hard to spread as it is stiff. Drop rest of batter by spoon-fulls on top of fruit filling.
  4. Bake in 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.
  5. Make a glaze by mixing the powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk.
    Drizzle over bars once cooled.