Maraschino cherries, almonds and coconut were made for each other in these sweet and gooey bars.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 24bars
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
1cupall-purpose flour
1/2cupbuttersoftened
1/4cuppowdered sugar
2eggs
1cupsugar
1/4cupall-purpose flour
1teaspoonvanilla
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/2cupsliced almonds
1/2cupshredded sweetened coconut
1/2cupmaraschino cherriesdrained and chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Alternately, line the pan with parchment paper or foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix the 1 cup flour, butter and powdered sugar until it resembles fine crumbs. Press into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add in the sugar, flour, vanilla, baking powder and salt and mix until combined. Stir in the almonds, coconut and cherries. Spread over the crust.
Bake until golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.