These Cherry Cream Cheese Bars are the perfect dessert for celebrating a special, but also easy
enough to be your new everyday favorite.
Here's what you will need:
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cans (21 ounce each) cherry pie filling
Cheesecake Layer:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
Glaze:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 - 3 tablespoons milk
Instruction :
Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F.
With a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at time. Beat well after each addition.
Then, put in the vanilla and almond extract. Finally, gradually add in the flour and baking powder.
Spread about 2 1/2 cups of this batter into a greased 15x10x1-inch baking sheet.
(I found it easiest to use an offset spatula greased with a little cooking oil to spread out the batter.)
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