cherry oh cherry bars

Ankeny, IA
Updated on Feb 6, 2014

I saw these on Facebook this evening and liked the recipe so much, I wanted to share it with all of you. From my own point of view, a teaspoon of salt as part of the bar ingredients sounds excessive. I think I would add no more than a half-teaspoon, but it's totally up to you.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake
yield Several

Ingredients

  • INGREDIENTS FOR BARS
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 - eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cans cherry pie filling
  • INGREDIENTS FOR GLAZE
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk

How To Make cherry oh cherry bars

  • Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Step 2
    With a hand-held mixer or the wire whisk of yoru stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
  • Step 3
    Add the eggs and vanilla; beat well.
  • Step 4
    Slowly add the flour and salt; mix well.
  • Step 5
    Spread approximately three cups of the batter in a greased 9x13 pan (use a bigger pan if you wants the bars to be thinner).
  • Step 6
    Spread the pie filling over the batter.
  • Step 7
    Drop tablespoons of batter randomly over the pie filling.
  • Step 8
    Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Discover More

Category: Cakes
Keyword: #Vanilla
Keyword: #milk
Keyword: #cake bars
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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