Cherry Squares
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup butter or margarine
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup maraschino cherries, chopped
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon water
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Prepare the cookie crust: Stir together flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Rub in butter using your hands or a pastry blender. Press into an ungreased 9-inch square pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned at the edges, about 15 minutes. Set aside.
- Make the cookie filling: Beat eggs in a medium bowl until light. Mix together brown sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into eggs. Mix in coconut, walnuts, and cherries; spread the batter evenly over the baked crust.
- Return to the oven and bake until brown, about 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Make the frosting: Mix confectioners' sugar, butter, water, and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth. Add more liquid if necessary to make a more spreadable mixture. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.
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