Kirsten's Cherry Cookie Bars
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
3 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 can cherry pie filling
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract (no substitutes!) - Mateo thought it was too almondy, so maybe half this?
1 tablespoon milk
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar, butter, and vanilla. Add eggs,
flour, and baking powder. Pat down 2/3 of batter in a jelly roll pan.
Spread cherry pie filling over dough, dispersing cherries evenly. Dot
remaining batter on top of cherries (I always make lines of dough over
the top of the cherries). Bake for 35-40 minutes, and drizzle bars with
glaze while still warm.
