Cherry Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, drained well and then chopped (i put these in my mini chopper and it makes this task a lot easier)
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (i use pecans but walnuts are also good)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine flour and powdered sugar.
• 3 with a fork or pastry blender, cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 press firmly into a 9" square and ungreased pan.
• 5 bake 10 minutes, set aside.
• 6 in a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 7 add eggs and beat well.
• 8 stir in cherries, coconut and nuts.
• 9 spread over crust.
• 10 return to oven and bake 25-30 minutes until light golden brown.
• 11 cool completely on a rack.
• 12 cut into bars then sprinkle powdered sugar over the bars.
• 13 i cut these into small bars and put them in little foil cups.