Cherry Coconut Bars

Name: Cherry Coconut Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed; FILLING:; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 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 quartered maraschino cherries; 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling YIELD: 3 dozen.

I came across these easy maraschino cherry bars while stationed at a Michigan Air Force base in 1964 and have been making the recipe ever since. My children don't think an event is special unless they are part of it. —Marguerite Emery, Orland, California

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
FILLING:
2 large eggs, room temperature
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 quartered maraschino cherries
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press into a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
2. For filling, in a small bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the egg mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts, cherries and coconut. Spread over crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 94 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 56mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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