Sweet Cherry Almond Cookie Bars recipe is delicious. The cherry cookie bars are full of almond and cherry flavors.
I love to make dessert recipes. You've seen them here on my blog plenty of times. Just take a stroll through the archives and you will find plenty of recipes that I have created myself.
For me recipe creation is a creative outlet. Give me a product or some ingredients and tell me to come up with a recipe and I will. Some times it takes a while for the creative juices to get flowing and sometimes it's like bam!
I know just what I am going to make.
Bam is what happened here.
Solo the maker of almond paste and many flavors of cake and pastry filling approached me to create a recipe for theie Sweetest 16 Baking Contest.
As a food blogger there is no bigger compliment then when a brand reaches out and wants you to represent their product.
The challenge was to use one Solo product to come up with a recipe.
They sent me a box of goodies.
It was up to me what I would make and which product I would use.
To be honest I didn't even have the box of products in my hand when I decided what I was going to make. I went to the Solo website to see what flavor of fillings they had. I have been wanting to bake with almond paste forever so it was a no brainer that my recipe would have the Solo Almond Paste in it somewhere.
So this is the recipe I came up with. It taste so good I can't believe it. And it lasts. After I made this recipe 5 days ago I ate some of course, took my pictures and typed up the recipe and sent it off to Solo.
Then I started moving boxes in to the new rental. The cookies went into an air tight container and went into the refrigerator. I pulled them out today and took a small bite to see if they were still good and they tasted just as good as they did on the day I baked them. I am betting they would also hold up to freezing really well as long as they are stacked with a piece of parchment paper between them then tucked into a freezer bag.
So with the move I haven't had a chance to promote BEG for votes and this wonderful recipe is in danger of getting knocked out in the first round!
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Sweet Cherry Almond Cookie Bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter
Filling
- 1 can Solo Almond paste
- 1 large egg white
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Topping
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Line the 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper.
- Make the cookie crust by mixing together all the dry ingredients. Next cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or your hands until it forms coarse crumbs.
- Press the dough down into an 8 x 8 inch square pan. Use the back of a tablespoon to smooth the dough and spread it evenly over the bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated 350 F. oven. When done remove from oven and cool slightly.
- Beat the almond paste well with the egg white.
- Evenly drop tablespoons of the almond filling over the slightly cooled cookie crust, leaving a ¼ inch border around the edges.
- Spread the Solo Cherry Cake & Pastry filling over the almond paste also leaving a border at the edge of the dough.
To make the topping
- Mix the flour, salt and sugar together. Using a pastry cutter or your hands mix the butter in until coarse crumbs form.
- Gently fold the almond slices in.
- Evenly sprinkle the topping over the entire top of the filling to the edge of the pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350'F for 20 to 25 minutes until the topping slightly golden.
- Cool and chill for at least 2 hours before cutting.
- Makes 9 large bars or 18 small cookie bars.
Nutrition
Chloe Cupcakes
Just wanted to let you know that you used the wrong form of They’re it should be Their. They’re is a contraction of the words “they are” but you meant “their” as in belonging to someone. Sorry I’m just a bit of a grammar nazi and thought you might like use the proper word on your recipe
Arlene Mobley
Chloe
Thanks for letting me know!
Theresa @DearCreatives
So close! This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing your recipe. We love cherry pie & made raspberry bars over the holidays (looks like a combo of my fav) so I bet these will be gone in our house in a flash! lol
Flour On My Face
Thanks so much Theresa. It was a bitter sweet race to the end! Maybe next time. This recipe would be great using raspberry or any other flavor.
Jenny@Limousines of Connecticut
BOOM! Voted. And tried the recipe, fabulous! I love a love for cherry and so does the family. Had to share the recipe ;), sharing is caring. Good luck!
Lyuba @willcookforsmiles
These look so good, making my mouth water! Voted for you 🙂
Flour On My Face
Lyuba
Thank you!
Gianna
Voted, good luck!
Flour On My Face
Thank you Gianna!
Barek@Bartending Basics
BAM is right! These suckers look crazy delicious! Voted for you, although it looks like those silly almond rolls are barely leading :(. Come on everyone! Vote vote vote!
Flour On My Face
Thank you Barek!