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Cherry Bars

Cherry Bars are a wonderful all round dessert and treat for adult gatherings as well as kids’ parties. They can also serve as tasty snacks with milk or hot tea. Elegant or fun, these bars cover it all. Give it a try and you’ll see.

Ingredients:

  • 225g of Butter, softened
  • 400g of Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 5ml of Vanilla Extract
  • 1ml of Almond Extract
  • 375g of All Purpose Flour
  • 6g of Salt
  • 1200g Cherry Pie Filling

Glaze:

  • 120g Confectioners’ Sugar
  • 3ml of Vanilla Extract
  • 3ml of Almond Extract
  • 30ml of Milk

Procedure:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Grease baking pan. In a mixing bowl, place butter and sugar. Cream together. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after adding each one. Add the vanilla and almond, beating to mix. In another bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add this to the creamed mixture. Mix together until it is combined. Spread 750ml of the batter into the greased baking pan. Spread this with the pie filling. Drop the remaining batter over the pie filling by teaspoonfuls. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. It is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the bars comes out clear. Cool on a wire rack. Make the glaze and drizzle over the bars.

Once you try out these recipes, you will find out just out delicious they are. The first time you serve them to others, you can bet they will be in demand for all social events, unless you decide to give out your recipes to others and let them make the desserts.

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