Cherry Squares

Cream together:
1 Cup shortening
1 3/4 cup sugar

Add:
4 beaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Sift into mixture:
3 scant Cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix well, then spread 2/3 mixture in a 15 x 10 pan.
Spread with 2 cans Cherry Pie Filling

Drop the rest of the dough by spoonfuls over top of the pie filling (dough will be quite stiff.
Bake at 350 for 35 to 45 minutes, or until top is light brown and toothpick comes out clean.

Drizzle with Lemon Glaze:
2 Tbs butter melted in 2 Tbs milk in microwave
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbs lemon juice
vanilla

I made these for Thanksgiving for the first time this year, and they turned out really well. Ches actually made the glaze for me (since I was busy with the baby!), and he said you could do with about half a cup less of the powdered sugar, and he added more lemon juice.