Easy Cherry Pie Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe 425 Food

CHERRY PIE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• For the cookie bars: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cream together the granulated sugar, butter and orange zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until pale and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing in between, then the vanilla. Mix until fully incorporated.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add half the dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture, mixing, then add half the milk. Add the remaining dry ingredients followed by the remaining milk and mix until the dough comes together.
• Press two-thirds of the dough into the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Pour over the cherry pie filling and spread it out evenly. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining dough over the pie filling. Bake until the edges and top are golden and the center is set, 35 to 40 minutes. Let the bars cool and set, 15 to 20 minutes.
• For the glaze. Add the confectioners' sugar, milk and lemon zest to a bowl and stir until smooth. Drizzle over the bars. Cut into bars in the baking dish and serve.

EASY CHERRY PIE SUGAR COOKIE BARS RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk the egg. Stir in contents of sugar cookie mix pouch and melted butter. Keep mixing until thick dough forms. Remove 3/4 cup of dough to a smaller bowl and set aside. Press remaining dough into a greased 9x9-inch square baking pan. In a separate bowl, stir together cherry pie filling and almond extract. Spread over sugar cookie dough in baking dish. Break up remaining dough into small chunks and sprinkle over top of cherry pie filling. Bake at 375°F for 20-30 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Cool before slicing and serving.

EASY CHERRY PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla. Beat well to mix. Add flour and salt, mixing well.
• Spread half of the batter into the greased casserole dish, Spoon the pie filling over the batter and spread evenly. Randomly drop tablespoons of remaining batter over the pie filling.
• Bake for 40 min or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar, almond extract and milk until smooth. When bars come out of the oven, drizzle the glaze evenly over the bars and cool. Cut into 16 bars and serve.