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Almond Cherry Bars

June 12, 2018 By camila 28 Comments

These are my Almond Cherry Bars!

A sweet treat to make life better!!

I was actually debating if I should make them with blueberries, or cherries. But now I think I should make both!

The cookie part itself is super delicious!

Almond Cherry Bars, stacked

Impossible to resist.

I baked the bars in a 9×9″ pan. You can use a 8×8″ if you want to.

I cut my bars into 9 pieces. After the pictures were taken and I went to take my bars to my friends at work, I cut them in half.

Almond Cherry Bars

These Almond Cherry Bars are perfect to pack for a picnic, or for a lunchbox.

My son Luke certainly loved them. When I was trying to take pictures of these bars (which was super hard btw!), Luke wouldn’t stop saying: cake, cake, cake!! As he tried to reach for them in the middle of my shooting.

When he could finally have a bar, he sat there, happily eating his bar, swinging his feet and saying: cake, cake!

So cute!

Almond Cherry Bars

In my instructions, I do ask to put the bars in the freezer before baking them.

That’s because, with any cookies that are butter based, it’s always best that they enter the oven as they are cold. This way, the butter won’t immediately start to melt as soon as it enters the oven, giving your cookies a better structure.

For the delicious glaze on top of these Almond Cherry Bars, I used an almond glaze. Simply sifted powdered sugar, mixed with almond milk (you can use regular), and almond extract.

What I loved the most about these bars is how SOFT and CHEWY they are.

These Almond Cherry Bars are some seriously soft bars!! So chewy, and delicious!

I was addicted to them!

I have to try to make it with blueberries soon, when it’s blueberry picking season.

We usually go berry picking every week, when it’s in season. It’s our little family thing! And then I end up baking a bunch, making smoothies, eating fresh fruit, and freezing some berries too.

Almond Cherry Bars

It’s a very exciting time of the year!

Give these Almond Cherry Bars a try, share them with your friends! They will love you for it!

Have a great day everyone!!

If you want more ideas of treats to share with your friends, here are some of my suggestions:

Lime Thumbprint Cookies with White Chocolate Glaze flatlay

Lime Thumbprint Cookies

Orange and Cranberry Madeleines

Orange Cranberry Madeleines

Cardamom Walnut Pastries, small pastries with a powdered sugar sifter

Cardamom Walnut Pastries

Almond Cherry Bars, stacked
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Almond Cherry Bars

These Almond Cherry Bars are chewy, soft, and delicious! The most perfect almond and cherry flavors come together in this delightful treat! Enjoy with your coffee, or tea! Perfect for bake sales, afternoon tea time, breakfast, to pack in your lunch!

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine cookies
Keyword almond, bars, cherry, cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 18 small bars
Calories 160 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 lime zested and juiced
  • 3 cups pitted cherries
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cornstarch

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 tablespoon almond milk or just regular milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  1. Start by mixing sugar, flour, almond flour, baking powder, kosher salt, and lime zest in a bowl.
  2. Add butter and mix with a spatula until the butter is incorporated into the dry ingredients.
  3. Add egg, almond extract, and lime juice.
  4. Fold to combine all the ingredients.
  5. In a bowl, mix pitted cherries, with 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar, and 3 teaspoons of cornstarch. Set aside.
  6. I used a 9x9” pan for this. You can use a 8x8” too.
  7. Butter the bottom of the pan, layer it with some parchment paper. Butter the parchment paper lightly.
  8. Spread half of the dough on the bottom of the pan.
  9. Pour cherries over dough.
  10. Now, you can just spread out the other half of the dough on top of cherries. Just drop equal amounts evenly through the whole surface of the cookie bar. What I like to do it use a cookie scoop and just scoop amounts of dough on top of cherries.
  11. Place tray in the freezer while you pre-heat the oven. This is because you want to keep the butter in the dough very cold, so it doesn’t start melting as soon as it enters the oven.
  12. Pre-heat oven to 350F.
  13. Bake bars for 20-30 minutes, until top is golden brown.
  14. Let it rest and cool down for at least an hour.
  15. Slice it into bars. Drizzle almond glaze on top. Sprinkle some more sliced almonds on top.

Glaze

  1. Mix sifted powdered sugar with milk and extract. Adjust consistency by adding more powdered sugar if glaze is too thin, or adding more milk, if the glaze is too thick.

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Comments

  1. Danielle

    June 13, 2018 at 12:12 pm


    I am loving this recipe! Almond and cherry together sound delicious, and that glaze….YUM!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 24, 2018 at 8:12 pm

      Thank you so much Danielle!

      Reply
  2. Claudia Lamascolo

    June 13, 2018 at 12:29 pm


    I have everything in my pantry to make these. You really make the best desserts and I love all of your recipes. I am going to try these today I love cherry anything!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 14, 2018 at 2:12 am

      Thank you so much Claudia!!! I am so happy you like my recipes!!!

      Reply
  3. Lauren @ Delicious Little Bites

    June 13, 2018 at 12:55 pm


    These look so yummy! I love almonds and how easy is your almond glaze!! Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 14, 2018 at 2:12 am

      Thank you so much, Lauren!!

      Reply
  4. Mervova Vladka

    June 13, 2018 at 12:59 pm


    You are right, you should make both cherry and blueberry too. With almonds on the top they are absolutely irresistible.

    Reply
    • camila

      June 14, 2018 at 2:13 am

      I thought the almonds were a delicious touch to my Cherry Bars. Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Tara @ Unsophisticook

    June 13, 2018 at 1:06 pm


    These almond cherry bars are so pretty… What I wouldn’t give for a couple with my coffee right now!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 14, 2018 at 2:15 am

      Ohh these cherry bars are delicious with coffee! Thank you Tara!!

      Reply
  6. Traci

    June 13, 2018 at 1:22 pm


    I am so into fruit bars lately and I must say that I’m most partial to cherry! These bars look oh so yummy! Pinning now…and thanks for the easy recipe!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 14, 2018 at 2:14 am

      Thank you so much Traci! I am glad you liked my Cherry Bars!!

      Reply
  7. Shinta Simon

    June 13, 2018 at 1:26 pm


    I’m so tempted by your recipe! I’ve been meaning to go cherry picking for a while now, and now I have sufficient motivation to do so!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 14, 2018 at 2:14 am

      Omg cherry picking sounds awesome! I wish there was cherry picking near me!!!

      Reply
  8. Gloria

    June 13, 2018 at 2:02 pm


    With cherry season in full swing…I can see why you picked cherries. I LOVE blueberries…so I would love to give this recipe a try with them too.

    Reply
    • camila

      June 14, 2018 at 2:14 am

      Thank you so much Gloria!!

      Reply
  9. Natalie

    June 18, 2018 at 4:13 am


    These almond cherry bars look so delicious and perfect for the summer! Almonds and cherries is such a delicious combo – both flavor-wise and color-wise. YUM!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 19, 2018 at 12:28 am

      Thank you Natalie!!

      Reply
  10. Jessica Levinson

    June 20, 2018 at 2:17 am

    These almond cherry bars look so amazing! I’m sure these do disappear fast!

    Reply
    • camila

      June 20, 2018 at 2:25 am

      They sure do!! Thank you!!

      Reply
  11. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

    June 20, 2018 at 7:31 am


    These look so good – the flavours are so summery and they would make the perfect snack!

    Reply
  12. Amy | The Cook Report

    June 20, 2018 at 8:41 am


    I love cherries, they look like the perfect thing to go in there bars!

    Reply
  13. Michelle

    June 20, 2018 at 9:27 am


    You had me at chewy!! These look delicious and are the perfect combination for a tasty tea time treat. Love that glaze too, can’t wait to make these x

    Reply
    • camila

      June 24, 2018 at 8:13 pm

      Thanks Michelle!!

      Reply
  14. Kim

    July 28, 2018 at 5:19 am

    Just to clarify before I make these. You stated add some more almonds on top. Were there almonds somewhere else in the recipe? Do you add almonds on top before you bake as well? Thanks!

    Reply
    • camila

      July 28, 2018 at 1:11 pm

      Hello! Thanks for your question, Kim!! Yes there are ground almonds in the recipe, or almond flour as you will. 1/2 cup of it in the cookie dough. Then, for the top, I used about 1/2 cup of sliced almonds after I drizzled the glaze on top of the bars after they are baked! I will fix the recipe to list this 1/2 cup of sliced almonds that go on top after baked and glazed! Thank you for bringing to my attention!! Have a great day and I hope you love this recipe!!!

      Reply
  15. Michelle

    September 29, 2018 at 10:02 pm


    Ok so I missed cherry season but I couldn’t resist still
    making these. I made them with frozen dark sweet cherries and they were a success. Just make sure you thaw and drain the liquid. I also chopped the cherries quite small because I don’t like a hunk of cherry in a bar. I’ve turned everyone who is “not a cherry fan” into a cherry fan :0)

    Reply
    • camila

      September 30, 2018 at 12:27 am

      Nice, Michelle! Then you did a great job making these!! I am glad everyone loved it!! Sounds great with the frozen dark sweet cherries! Have a great day!! Thank you for making my recipe!

      Reply

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