These Almond Cherry Bar Cookies are a perfect blend of sweet cherries and nutty almonds in a chewy, buttery base. Ideal for holiday gatherings, potlucks, or a quick dessert, this easy recipe will become a family favorite. Ready in under an hour, these cookie bars are simple to make and packed with flavor

Almond Cherry Bar Cookies are delicious, moist, and chewy bars with one of my favorite combos… cherries and almonds! This is a spin on one of my grandma’s recipes for Almond Bars. Grandma’s Lemon Sour Cream Tarts and Grandma’s Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe have been a hit, so I figured, let’s try this one out.

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Why You’ll Love This Almond Cherry Bar Cookies Recipe

Quick and Easy: Minimal prep time with simple ingredients.
Perfect for Any Occasion: Great for Christmas, summer dessert, bake sales, or casual snacking.
Flavorful Combination: The tartness of cherries pairs perfectly with almonds.

Ingredients for Almond Cherry Bar Cookies

eggs
sugar
butter
almond extract
flour
cherry pie filling
powdered sugar
milk
sliced almonds

How to Make Almond Cherry Bar Cookies

Add your eggs and sugar to a mixer bowl and beat well until light in color.

With the mixer on low, you’ll lowly drizzle in the melted butter.

Drizzle in the almond extract too.

Now it’s time to add the flour.

Mix until combined and then you’ll spread the batter into a greased pan.

Then use a knife to swirl the cherries into the batter.

Cherries swirled into batter for Almond Cherry Bars

After you’ve baked your bars you can finish with a simple drizzle of glaze and some sliced almonds.

Almond Cherry Bar Cookies finished with drizzle and sliced almonds

Tips for the Best Almond Cherry Bars

Use high-quality almond extract for a bold flavor.
Toast the almonds lightly for extra crunch.
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Almond Cherry Bars

A great bar cookie that can also be served as a coffee cake. It is delicious, moist, and chewy with that great combo of cherries and almonds.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Serving Size 12 servings

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter melted
3 tsp almond extract
2 cups flour
½ can cherry pie filling

Drizzle

¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp milk
slliced almonds

Instructions

Prheat oven to 325°.
In a mixer, mix together the eggs and sugar until combined and a nice, light yellow color.
Slowly drizzle the melted butter into the mixer, while it's on low speed.
Drizzle in the almond extact.
Add the flour and mix until combined.
Spread the batter into a greased pan. I used an 8"x10" pan.
Spoon the cherry pie filling onto the top of the batter, using about 1/2 the can.
Use a knife to swirl the cherry pie filling into the batter.
Bake for 1 hr to 1 hr and 10 minutes.

Drizzle

Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until all lumps are gone. You want a thick drizzle. Add more powdered sugar or milk as needed to get the desired consistency.
Use a fork to drizzle on top of cooled bar cookies. Add sliced almonds on top.