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Grandma Jackie’s Cherry Bars

Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Salted Butter (softened)

  • 2 cups Sugar

  • 1 teaspoon Salt

  • 4 Large Eggs

  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

  • 3 cups of flour

  • 2 cans of cherry pie filling, 21 oz each

  • Icing

    • 1 cup of confectioners sugar

    • 3 tablespoons milk

    • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 15x10 sheet pan with baking spray.
  2. In a stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs, one at a time, then add extracts.
  4. Slowly add flour until dough forms.
  5. Spread three cups of dough into a prepared pan.
  6. Spread pie filling over dough.
  7. Drop the remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over the filling.
  8. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown.
  9. Cool completely, glaze, and serve.