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Cherry Pie Bars

Yield: 12 bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Enjoy the delightful sweetness of Cherry Pie Bars, each bite is a heavenly experience with a cake base that's sure to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Ingredients

For the bars:

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp almond extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 21 oz cherry pie filling

For the glaze:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 1 Tbsp. milk

Equipment

  • 8x8 inch pan
  • stand mixer or hand mixer
  • spatula
  • mixing bowls

Instructions 

  • Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in extracts.
  • In a separate bowl combine flour and salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Mix until combined.
  • Grease a 8x8-inch pan. Spread 1 1/2 cups batter into bottom of the pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining batter on top of pie filling.
  • Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes clean. Cool on wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over the cooled bars.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1bar, Calories: 245kcal, Carbohydrates: 39g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 48mg, Sodium: 178mg, Potassium: 83mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 13g, Vitamin A: 380IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 0.4mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 245