My Traditional Family Cherry Slice Bar ~ I found this recipe in a newspaper over 43 years ago and have baked it every year since mostly for the Holidays Thanksgiving and Christmas, unless its a very special occasion and sometimes that means family get together and BBQ’s!! And the neighbors love them!! You can make this several days before, cut ice and stack on parchment paper, store in fridge until ready to serve.
TIP: I use an extra long piece foil to cover a 13×9 pan, turn pan upside down lay foil over bottom to form another pan, (dull side up) then insert this into the baking pan. You could also use parchment paper in the same way. This will act like a liner so when the bars are completely cooled you can lift the bars out of the pan, peel edges away from sides ( before icing ). I use a long knife to cut into squares, then drizzle icing. This gives the bars an individual appearance and prettier for display!
Cherry Slice
Cookie Crust:
1 cup flour
1 cube butter or 1/4 cup cup butter
2 Tbsp powder sugar
Mix ingredients until crumbly, press in 9×13 pan Bake ONLY 12 minutes 375°
2nd Layer
In small bowl mix ingredients well
1 cup sliced maraschino cherries (reserve juice from cherries for icing)
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of sale
1 cup chopped nuts (your choice) walnuts, pecans, etc
Remove from pan with tip from above before icing. Pull down edges of foil from sides
Icing:
1 cup powder sugar
1/2 Tbsp. milk
3/4 tsp. reserved cherry juice
Mix together milk, ½ teaspoon almond extract and powdered sugar.
Whisk together until there are no more lumps and drizzle over cooled bars.Cut into 1 ½ inch squares and serve.
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I have a supply of pumpkin I bought on sale and need to use it before this year’s supply is available and I was in the mood to bake for my grandson, really I don’t need an excuse but he loves my goodies and is always ready and because he likes toaster pastries and since we all know they have ingredients that are not so healthy for us, I went in search for recipes similar to toaster pastries to make. He kept talking about squash and pumpkin so this is perfect.
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