Chewy Coconut Cherry Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup shortening, i use crisco
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup maraschino cherry, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup shortening, soft
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 combine flour, baking soda, oats and brown sugar.
• 3 cut in shortening until crumbly.
• 4 press into a 9 x 13 pan, and bake for 10 minutes.
• 5 beat eggs, brown sugar and almond extract thoroughly.
• 6 in a separate cup, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 7 add to the egg/sugar mixture and blend well.
• 8 stir in the coconut, cherries and pecans.
• 9 spread evenly over crust.
• 10 bake for 25 minutes or until lightly brown.
• 11 cool completely before icing.
• 12 beat all icing ingredients together until smooth and creamy.
• 13 spread or over the baked mixture.
• 14 cut into squares.