Glazed Fruit Pie Bars

I got this recipe from my girlfriend Kylee (and she in turn found it at The Recipe Critic via Pinterest). She mentioned them one day so of course I had to try them.  She gave me the recipe and I got right to work.  The original recipe uses cherry pie filling but my son doesn't love cherries so I doubled the recipe and made the bars with apple pie filling and blackberry pie filling (for my husband). 

They got an A+ from my family!

GLAZED FRUIT PIE BARS

1 c. butter, softened

2 c. sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. almond extract

3 c. flour

1 tsp. salt

1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling (2 cans may be used if you're a fruit lover)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light yellow in color.  Add eggs and mix well.  Add the vanilla and almond extract.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour and salt.  Add to the creamed mixture, 1 cup at a time.

Lightly spray a 15 x 10-inch pan with non-stick spray.  

Spread 3 c. dough evenly  on the pan. 

Spread the cherry pie filling over the top.

Drop remaining dough in little dollops over the top of the fruit.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Cool.

GLAZE

1 c. powdered sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. almond extract

2 Tbsp. milk

Combine well and drizzle over the cooled bars.

THANK YOU KYLEE!