Taste of Home Cherry Bars

• butter↗1 cup

  softened

• sugar↗2 cups
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• eggs↗4
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• almond extract↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• cherry pie filling2 cans

  (21 ounce)

• GLAZE↗
• confectioners' sugar↗1 cup
• vanilla extract↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• almond extract↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• milk↗2 -3 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over top.