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Cherry Coconut Bars Recipe

These crumbly treats have a shortbread-like crust and a gooey cherry, coconut and chopped nut filling that makes them a favorite with family and friends.—Kathleen Hackford, West Seneca, New York

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Cherry Coconut Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

15 35 50

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
FILLING:
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup quartered maraschino cherries

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press into an ungreased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
For filling, combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add the egg mixture. Stir in nuts, coconut and cherries. Spread over crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 1 dozen.

Lighter version: Makeover Cherry Coconut Bars

Nutritional Analysis: One bar equals 284 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 178 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Coconut Bars in Light & Tasty October/November 2004, p11