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Fabulous Fruit Bars

Honorable Mention - Contest Recipe 2007! Bake a warm and cozy fruit dessert bar using cookie mix and pie filling, ingredients already in your cupboard.
Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 1 hour 20 min
Makes: 24 bars
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Base
2pouches (1 lb 1.5 oz each) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2teaspoon almond extract
2eggs
Filling
1can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
Topping
1cup powdered sugar
1tablespoon milk
1/4teaspoon almond extract
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.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 375°F. Decrease butter to 2/3 cup. Stir 1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour into base ingredients.
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Did You Know?
This recipe was awarded honorable mention in the 2007 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest.
Special Touch
Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.
Variation
Use your favorite flavor of pie filling.

Nutrition Information:

1 Bar: Calories 300 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 2g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 160mg; Total Carbohydrate 45g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 30g); Protein 2Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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