Cherry Bars

Bottom Crust

• 2 sticks butter
• 2 cups flour
• ½ cup powdered sugar

1. Melt butter in a 9 x 13” baking dish in oven at 350 degrees.
2. Stir in powdered sugar.
3. Stir in the flour.
4. Pat down and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
5. Remove from oven. 

Middle Layer Filling

• 1 can cherry pie filling
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

1. Stir lemon juice into cherry pie filling.
2. Pour onto the bottom crust and spread evenly. 

Crumb Topping

• 6 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour

1. Cut butter into chunks with a pastry blender.
2. Stir the sugar and salt together.
3. Cut all the dry ingredients into the butter, making crumbs. 
4. Distribute over the cherry layer evenly. 
5. Return the layers to the 350 degree oven and bake for 35 minutes.