Easy Cherry Bars
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Easy Cherry Bars
Description
The Easy Cherry Bars start with a rich, soft dough composed of softened butter, sugar, eggs, and flavorings including vanilla and almond extracts. Flour is folded in to create a pliable dough that is pressed into a sheet pan. Cherry pie filling is spread evenly on top, providing a sweet, fruity center, and the rest of the dough is dropped in small spoonfuls over the cherries to create a textured topping.
The bars bake until the crust turns golden brown and the filling becomes bubbly. Once cooled completely, a glaze mixing confectioners' sugar with vanilla, almond extracts, and milk is drizzled over, adding a smooth sweetness and slight moisture contrast to the crisp, chewy crust and tart cherry filling.
This treat can be cut into squares for easy serving and is appropriate for potlucks, casual desserts, or afternoon snacks. The use of canned pie filling simplifies preparation while delivering seasonal cherry flavor year-round.
Ingredients
Cherry Bars:
- 1 cup butter softened, salted
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cans cherry pie filling , 21 ounces each
Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2-3 tablespoons milk whole
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 15x10 sheet pan with baking spray.
- In a stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, then add extracts.
- Gradually fold in flour to butter mixture until combined and dough forms.
- Press 3 cups dough into prepared pan.
- Spread with cherry pie filling covering all the dough evenly.
- Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
- Bake 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Cool completely in pan before glazing.
Glaze:
- In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency.
- Drizzle over top of cooled bars.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 139 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 139kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 92mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 41mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 189IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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