Cherry Bar Dessert

Cherry Bar Dessert

Ingredients

•     1 cup butter, softened
•     2 cups sugar
•     1 teaspoon salt
•     4  Eggs
•     1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•     1/4 teaspoon almond extract
•     3 cups all-purpose flour
•     2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling

   GLAZE:

•     1 cup confectioners’ sugar
•     1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•     1/2 teaspoon almond extract
•     2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Directions

1.     Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and
2.     salt until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well
3.     after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour.
4.     Spread 3 cups batter into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread
5.     with pie filling. Drop remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over
6.     filling. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely
7.     in pan on a wire rack.
8.     In a small bowl, mix confectioners’ sugar, extracts and enough milk
9.     to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over top. Yield: 5 dozen.