Treat Tuesday #40...

Treat Tuesday - Cherry Bar Dessert

*This was made as part of our Easter meal.

*It was quite delicious and a perfect spring-time treat.

*I hope you enjoy it as you read a great book!  

Ingredients...

•     1 cup butter, softened
•     2 cups sugar
•     1 teaspoon salt
•     4 Eggland’s Best 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...

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

Treat Tuesday:  Middle- Grade Novel

Swindle by Gordan Korman

*This series is still going strong.  I remember book #1 fondly.  

Treat Tuesday:  Adult Novel

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

*This was one of our first BBC's (Boy's Book Club) selections back in 2000.