EASY-TIME HOLIDAY SQUARES ….serves 20.
(from Gita’s kitchen)
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups flour
1 Tbs. Lemon extract (or equivalent of fresh juice)
1 can cherry pie filling (or your favorite)
Confectioner’s sugar for dusting
(Preheat oven to 350 degrees).
TO DO:
1. In medium-large mixing bowl cream together butter and sugar
at medium speed until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
3. Add lemon extract and blend in.
4. Mix in flour, beating at slow speed until well blended.
Grease and flour a 15”x 10”x 1” Jelly-Roll pan (or similar size)
Using a flat spatula, or spoon, scoop batter into pan and distribute equally.
Using a long, flat spatula (as for icing a cake), smooth batter in pan to an even thickness.
Using same spatula, mark batter off in 20 squares (4 long-ways and 5 across).
Place a Tbsp-full of pie filling in center of each square. Dole it out evenly….
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes (depending on your oven) until lightly browned.
While warm, sift/sprinkle confectioners sugar over cake. COOL. Cut into 20 squares.
Note: If your pans are considerably larger than the 15” x 10” pan—you may consider
Doubling the recipe—or making at least 1 ½ times the amount of dough.
