Cherry Walnut Bars
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup flaked coconut
- 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
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Instructions
- 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.
Source
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