Merry Cherry Bars

• 1 cup butter room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 3/4 cup maraschino cherries divided
• 3/4 cup candy coated chocolate pieces M&M's or Smarties
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 5 teaspoons maraschino cherries juice or water

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Lightly coat 15-by-10-by-inch pan with vegetable oil spray.
3. In large bowl, combine butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Blend in egg and extract.
5. Stir in flour, then add 1/2 cup of the cherries.
6. Spread into prepared pan, using wet fingers.
7. Sprinkle with remaining cherries and M?&?Ms.
8. Bake in preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes or until light brown.
9. Combine powdered sugar and cherry juice or water and mix until smooth.
10. Drizzle over bars.

butter, sugar, eggs, almond, flour, maraschino cherries, smarties, powdered sugar, maraschino cherries

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/merry-cherry-bars-48160 (may not work)