Recipe - Cherry Cobbler Bars

1 One half cup Flour
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half cup Butter; at room temperature
1 cup Powdered sugar
1 lg Egg
1 teaspoon Lemon peel; grated
21 ounce Cherry pie filling

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 11 x 7inch pan. Mix flourr and
baking powder. In a large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar with
electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon peel. With
mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture.Remvoe 2/3 cup dough. With
flfoured fingers, pat remaining dough over bottom of prepared pan. Spread
cherry pie filling over dough to edges of pan. Roll reserved dough into
1inch balls. Flatten balls slightly and place evenly over pie filling.
Bake 30 minutes, or until top is golden.

Makes 18 bars.

Apple Kuchen variation: Drain 20 ounces of apple pie slices and mix with
One half cup golden rasins and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Spread over dough, using
spatula to break up apples if needed to cover doght. Roll remaining dough
into long ropes and lay diagonally into ropes and lay diagonally over apple
slices to create crisscross effect. Proceed as directed.

Recipe by: Woman's Day 2/22/94

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #897 by smile@ridgecrest.ca.us on Nov 09,
1997