Description

These bars were so easy to make and were chewy and tasted so good, good, good!

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
• Filling:
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup quartered maraschino cherries
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press into a lightly greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
3. For filling, in a small bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the egg mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts, cherries and coconut. Spread over crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.