Shortbread-type base with a coconut, nuts, and cherry meringue-type topping
Original recipe makes 2 dozen
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup maraschino cherries, quartered
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- With your hands, mix together 1 cup flour, butter and confectioners sugar until smooth. Spread thinly (with fingers) on bottom of 8 x 8 x 2 inch square pan.
- Bake about 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, lightly beat eggs and stir all remaining ingredients into the eggs. Spread over cooked base and bake about 25 minutes more. Cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 275 kcal
Carbohydrates: 34.4 g
Cholesterol: 56 mg
Fat: 14.3 g
Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 3.7 g
Sodium: 144 mg