Mary's Cherry Squares - Linda's File

By Lindae999

Xmas Tradition Dessert Squares

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb butter or margarine - I use butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1 tsp vanilla exract
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 can pie filling (Cherry but Blueberry works too)

Preparation

Step 1

1) Beat butter, sugar together
2) Add eggs one at a time to butter and sugar mixture
3) Fold in the almond extract, vanilla extract and the flour until well mixed.
4) Place 3/4 of the batter into a greased 11X17 in pan
5) Spread the pie filling across the batter
6) Drop the remaining batter on the top of the pie filling by tsps so that it is evenly distributed
7) Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
8) Cool before cutting into bars and serving