Cherry Squares

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup medium grind coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup candied cherries or 1/2 cup maraschino cherry (at least)
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 first layer: crumble ingredients together well.
• 2 press into ungreased 9 x 9 inch pan.
• 3 bake in preheated 350f oven for 15 minutes.
• 4 second layer: beat eggs slightly; add remaining ingredients in the order listed.
• 5 if using maraschino cherries, drain well.
• 6 i prefer using candied cherries- at christmas, i use a mixture of red& green.
• 7 spread over first layer& return to oven for 25 minutes.
• 8 let cool completely.
• 9 top layer: beat ingredients in a small bowl, adding more water if necessary to make a more spreadable mixture.
• 10 this makes a minimum amount of icing to spread over top.