Cherry Coconut Bars
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 50 mins
Yields: 1 dozen bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
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
- 1⁄2 cup quartered maraschino cherry
- 1⁄3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1⁄3 cup flaked coconut
Directions
- In food processor, mix flour and confectioners' sugar.
- Add butter and pulse approximately 15 times, or until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Press in to a 9 inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with oil.
- Bake on 350°F for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Cool on wire rack.
- While crust is cooling, combine eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in food processor and blend well.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt and add to egg mixture and blend until smooth.
- Add cherries, nuts and coconut and pulse until just blended.
- Spread over crust and bake on 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until firm.
- Refrigerate left overs-- if you have any.
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