Bars with a shortbread-like base and topped with frosting and coconut.
Original recipe makes 4 dozen
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
1 teaspoon butter
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Mix together flour, white sugar and butter or margarine. Mix until crumbly. Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Beat eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla. Drain and chop cherries, reserving liquid. Stir chopped cherries, nuts, and coconut into egg mixture. Pour on top of crust.
- Bake 25 min. Cool.
- Combine 1 teaspoon butter and 1 cup confectioner’s sugar with enough liquid from cherries until spreadable. Frost bars. Sprinkle with coconut when icing is set.
Nutrition
Calories: 217 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29.7 g
Cholesterol: 38 mg
Fat: 10.4 g
Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 2.3 g
Sodium: 127 mg