Cherry Coconut Bars

Ingredients

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

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

With your hands, mix together 1 cup flour, butter and confectioners sugar until smooth. Spread thinly (with fingers) on bottom of 8 x 8 x 2 inch square pan.

Bake about 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, lightly beat eggs and stir all remaining ingredients into the eggs. Spread over cooked base and bake about 25 minutes more. Cool.