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...
- 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.
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.
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