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Cherry Bars Recipe with buttery crust and glaze

Cherry Bars

A buttery crust topped with cherry pie filling and drizzled with sweet glaze—these Cherry Bars are an easy, nostalgic dessert perfect for any occasion.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 220
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • For the Bars
  • 1 ½ cups butter softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ tsp almond extract
  • 5 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 cans cherry pie filling 21 oz each
  • For the Glaze
  • 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 3 tbsp milk

Equipment

  • 12×17-inch jelly roll pan
  • Stand mixer
  • - Spatula
  • Aluminum foil
  • - Whisk

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12×17-inch pan with foil, spray with nonstick spray.
  2. Cream butter and sugar. Add salt, eggs, vanilla, almond extract. Mix well.
  3. Add flour and baking powder until just combined.
  4. Reserve 1 ¾ cups dough. Press remaining into pan. Spread cherry filling evenly. Drop dough pieces on top.
  5. Bake 50–60 minutes until golden.
  6. Cool completely. Mix glaze ingredients and drizzle over bars.
  7. Cut into squares and serve.

Notes

Try mixing cherry with blueberry for variety.
For a cheesecake version, add a cream cheese layer under the cherries.
Store at room temperature up to 3 days.