Friday, February 14, 2014

Cherry Bars ♥

Someone shared this recipe on Facebook so I in turn shared it and then pinned
it on my Pinterest board. Then I set about to whipping these yummies up.


Happy Valentines Day


...and always remember...


Jesus is God's Valentine to you!!

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

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


Recipe from Taste of Home

6 comments:

Julie Marie said...

Mmmmmmmm... I think that says it all!... Happy Valentines Day to you dear Sandi!... xoxo Julie Marie

Donna said...

Those look yummy! Happy Valentine's Day!

Vickie Lynn said...

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! This will be perfect for something special to make with my grandson this evening! And I know PaPa will love is since he loves cherry pie! :-)

Irene said...

these look yummy, happy Valentine's day to you as well.

June said...

Oh my gosh these look amazingly yummy Sandi. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
I hope your Valentine's Day was a great one.
hugs...

GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...

Yum! Delicious looking and pretty too. This recipe looks like it would be great for our weekly Bible study. Thanks for sharing.