Cooking With Grandma Judy

Ingredients

• 3 cups plain flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 sticks butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 cans (21 ounce) cherry pie filling
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 4 to 5 teaspoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray.

Pulse flour, sugar and salt in a food processor until combined.  Add butter cubes, and pulse until mixture is crumbly.  Reserve 1 cup flour mixture.  Press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.  Spread cherry pie filling over crust in pan.  Toss together reserved 1 cup flour mixture and pecans.  Sprinkle pecan mixture evenly over filling.

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.  Cool completely in pan. 

Stir together powdered sugar, 4 teaspoons milk, and almond extract.  Add additional milk, if needed, to reach desired consistency.  Drizzle over pecan mixture.  Cut into bars.

NOTE:  This recipe appeared in Southern Living Magazine.

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