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These Cherry Pie Bars, also known as Cherry Kuchen Bars, are so delicious and easy to make! My favorite part of these cherry pie bars is the almond extract. The warm and toasty almond flavor in the dough pairs perfectly with the cherries! Vanilla extract can be substituted as well.
When I first ran across this recipe, they were called Cherry Kuchen Bars. According to Wikipedia Kuchen, pronounced koo-ken, is the German word for cake. Kuchen is definitely more fun to say, but I figured Cherry Pie Bars would be a good description of what these delicious bars taste like! A simple dough is baked, then topped with cherry pie filling. Additional dough dots the tops of the bars, then they are drizzled with a pretty powdered sugar frosting.
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 42 mins
Servings: 24 -32 bars depending on size cut
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of room temperature butter 1 stick
- 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 a baking stick
- 1 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 21 oz can of country cherry pie filling
- For powdered sugar icing:
- 1 cup of sifted powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract
- 1 tablespoon of milk plus more to adjust consistency as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and set aside a 15x10 inch baking pan. Do not grease pan, but line with foil for easier clean up if desired.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer using paddle attachment, combine butter and shortening.
- Add sugar, followed by baking powder and salt and continue mixing.
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