Cherry Cream Cheese Bars

Ingredients:

 1 cup butter (softened)
2 cups sugar
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract & 1/2 tsp almond extract
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 cans (42 oz) cherry pie filling

Cheesecake Layer:

1 8oz pkg  cream cheese (softened)
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg

 Glaze: 

1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla and almond extracts
2-3 tbsp milk

Directions:

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees
With your mixer, cream together butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time. Beating well after each addition. Add in the extracts and then gradually add in the flour and baking powder.
Spread about 2 1./2 cups of this batter into a greased 15x10x1 baking sheet.
In a medium bowl beat together cream cheese, sugar and egg. Add this on top of first layer of batter. Then spread out the cherry pie filling.
Drop the remaining batter by spoonfuls over the filling. Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
Once the bars have cooled, glaze with mixture  - powdered sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach drizzling consistency. Drizzle over top of bars.

Enjoy!

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