Cherry Bars

I recently bought a Taste of Home New Potluck Cookbook. This recipe was in there and it is so good! These taste like little mini cherry cakes and are very simple to make. Enjoy them while you can because they will not last long!

I was in Wegman's grocery store last night. I love going into their bakery section because they just have the most beautiful cakes (for a grocery store). No other store aroound this area can even compare to them. But the prices! Wow....I told my husband I will never again complain about how much I spend on ingredients to make a cake. I know I had commented last week about the price of good chocolate for a frosting I was making. No more complaining here. The prices were sky high on the cakes. I'm not saying they are not worth it...their cakes are fantastic and I am a huge fan of Wegman's, bus it is just so much cheaper to bake a cake yourself.

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling

GLAZE:

1 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the extracts. Combine flour and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix until combined.

Spread 3 cups batter into a greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop the remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake at 350 F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bars.