Description
Christmas Cherry Bars are a festive dessert featuring a buttery base topped with sweet and tangy cherry pie filling, ideal for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 can – 21 ounces cherry pie filling
- Powdered sugar (for glaze)
- Milk (for glaze)
- Vanilla extract (for glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then blend in the vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, mix together the flour and salt. Gradually mix these dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until fully incorporated.
- Spread 3 cups of the batter evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Gently spread the cherry pie filling over the layer of batter. Drop small clumps of the remaining batter over the cherry filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the bars to cool completely on a wire rack before adding the glaze.
- Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars.
- Cut the dessert into bars after the glaze has set. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- For a festive touch, add red and green sprinkles on top of the glaze.
- Make sure the bars are completely cooled before glazing for best results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg