Sweet sugar cookie crust topped with cherry filling and glazed with a powdered sugar icing.

Make it for a crowd.

Cherry pie is always something I associate with Valentines. Maybe it’s just the color and flavor but it sticks. These cherry pie bars are divine. Literally the perfect treat for feeding a crowd. They are delicious to eat and so simple to make.

First you make the crust which is like a sugar cookie. I doubled the original recipe so that I could use a cookie sheet. It was divine. Depending on how much cherry you like you can use more than one can of filling. I’m not a huge filling fan so I keep mine less filling more cookie. Then you place a few balls of dough on top of the filling and bake for 30 minutes. Once it’s cooled you can top with the powdered sugar glaze.

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Cherry Pie Bars

Sweet sugar cookie crust topped with cherry filling and glazed with a powdered sugar icing.

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

Cherry Pie Bars

• 1 cup butter room temperature
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 6 cups flour
• 1 21 ounce cherry pie filling (if you like extra filling add more.)

Powdered Sugar Icing

• 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 tablespoons milk plus more for desired consistency

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes Servings people Ingredients Cherry Pie Bars 1 cup butter room temperature 1 cup shortening 3 1/2 cups sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 6 eggs 2 teaspoons almond extract 6 cups flour 1 21 ounce cherry pie filling (if you like extra filling add more.) Powdered Sugar Icing 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 4 tablespoons milk plus more for desired consistency

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease cookie sheet. Or you can line it with tinfoil for easier clean up.
2. In a bowl with mixer, combine butter and shortening.
3. Add sugar, followed by baking powder and salt and continue mixing.
4. Add eggs and almond extract and mix until well combined, scraping down the sides of bowl as needed.
5. Add flour and mix until combined.
6. Set aside about 3 cups of dough for topping. Evenly spread remaining dough in the bottom of the cookie sheet.
7. Bake for about 12 minutes.
8. Remove cookie sheet from oven and top with cherry pie filling then dot filling with remaining dough. I did one inch balls in a checkered pattern.
9. Bake for about 30 minutes or until top is a light golden brown.
10. While cherry pie bars are cooling, prepare powdered sugar icing.
11. After ten minutes of cooling, drizzle powdered sugar icing over the cherry pie bars.
12. Let cool completely and then cut.
13. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Recipe: www.number-2-pencil.com Cherry Pie Bars aka Cherry Kuchen Bars

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Cut them large or small.

Trying to feed a crowd? Cut them into inch or slightly bigger pieces. This will be a treat people can’t just eat one of. If you like pies, try my family’s favorite Tollhouse Pie.