Fruit-Butter Squares

Contributed byPat Langley
Square fruit-butter bars on a plate, dusted with powdered sugar and topped with a cherry.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound margarine
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • confectioner's sugar
Yield: 40 Bars
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Instructions

Cream together margarine and sugar. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating after each egg. Add 2 cups flour; mix well. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Put in greased 13 x 9-inch pan. Score 5 across and 8 down in batter. Put 1 cherry (from canned cherry pie filling) in each square. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar. 

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