Holiday Fruit Bars

Bake a warm and cozy fruit dessert bar using cookie mix and pie filling, ingredients already in your cupboard. ...MORE + LESS -

2 pouches Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

2 eggs

1 can (540 mL) cherry pie filling

1 cup icing sugar

1 tablespoon milk

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. 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.
3

Spread pie filling over dough. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
4

Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
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.