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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and set aside a 15x10 inch baking pan. Do not grease pan, but line with foil for easier clean up if desired.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer using paddle attachment, combine butter and shortening.
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Add sugar, followed by baking powder and salt and continue mixing.
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Add eggs and almond extract and continue mixing until well combine, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
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Add flour and mix until combined.
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Set aside 1 1/2 cups of dough for topping. Evenly spread remaining dough in bottom of baking pan.
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Bake for about 12 minutes.
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Top bottom crust with cherry pie filling then dot filling with remaining dough.
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Bake for about 30 minutes or until top is a light golden brown.
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While cherry pie bars are cooling, prepare powdered sugar icing.
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After ten minutes of cooling, drizzle powdered sugar icing over cherry pie bars.
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Let cool completely and cut.