Dad This Is For You

I know this is Mothers Day and as such I will fully declare that I LOVE MY MOM and she is amazing.  As such though I was told in uncertain terms that the below dessert is exactly what my dad has been trying to have me make for years whenever he said that he wanted turnovers.  Come to find out I have failed him every time I have made turnovers for him because they were not the below recipe.  I have now saved this recipe to my computer.  Posted it on Facebook, and it is here on my blog.  Hopefully with it in so many places I can now make my dad what he has always wanted.

Cherry Bar Dessert

60 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling
Ingredients

•     1 cup butter, softened
•     2 cups sugar
•     1 teaspoon salt
•     4 Eggland’s Best Eggs
•     1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•     1/4 teaspoon almond extract
•     3 cups all-purpose flour
•     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

Directions

1.     Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and
2.     salt until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well
3.     after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour.
4.     Spread 3 cups batter into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread
5.     with pie filling. Drop remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over
6.     filling. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely
7.     in pan on a wire rack.
8.     In a small bowl, mix confectioners’ sugar, extracts and enough milk
9.     to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over top. Yield: 5 dozen.