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Fabulous Fruit Bars

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 24
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Bake a warm and cozy fruit dessert bar using cookie mix and pie filling, ingredients already in your cupboard.
Created Nov 5, 2012
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Ingredients

  • 2 pouches Betty Crocker* Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1 cup (250 mL) butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) almond extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 can (540 mL) cherry pie filling
  • Topping
  • 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) milk
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) almond extract

Steps

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    1
    Heat oven to 350ºF. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  •  
    2
    In large bowl, stir base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press half of dough in bottom of pan.
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    3
    Spread pie filling over dough. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
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    4
    Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
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    5
    In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth. If necessary, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm bars. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Special Touch: Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.
  • Tip 2
    Variation: Use your favourite flavour of pie filling.

Nutrition Information

300 Calories, 12g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 45g Total Carbs, 30g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 24 Bars
Calories
300
Total Fat
12g
Saturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
40mg
Sodium
160mg
Total Carbs
45g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Sugars
30g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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