Cherry Slice Recipes

CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour., Spread 3 cups dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top.

CHERRY SLICE

Steps:

• BASE: Grease and line a slice tin.
• Mix all ingradients together in a bowl.
• Place in tin.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350.
• Allow to cool.
• MIDDLE: Mix all ingredients together and place on top of base.
• Bake another 15 minutes at 350.
• Allow to cool.
• TOP: Melt all ingredients over stove and pour on top of slice.

CHERRY CHRISTMAS SLICES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Stir in cherries and pecans. Chill 1 hour. , Shape dough into three 10-in.-long logs; wrap securely and place in a freezer bag. Freeze until ready to bake, or up to 2 months., To bake, cut frozen logs into 1/8-in. slices, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° until edges are golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

CHERRY SLICES

Steps:

• Cream butter thoroughly.
• Add sugar and beat well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Add sifted dry ingredients gradually, beating well.
• Spread on a large 11x17 inch greased pan, saving a little more than a cup of batter on the side.
• Add almond extract to cherry pie filling, then spread filling to within half an inch from edge of pan.
• Place remaining dough by spoonfuls over filling.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
• When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Cut into slices or squares before serving.