Rainbow Squares

I got this recipe from my Mother-in-law, and it is a delicious recipe!! We have had it many, many times here, and my family loves it!!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 36 squares

Ingredients

• BASE

• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup butter
• 2  tablespoons sugar

• FILLING

• 3⁄4 cup cherries, cut fine
• 1  cup crushed pineapple (drained)
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 2  tablespoons  cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons  almond flavoring or 1 1⁄4 teaspoons  lemon flavoring

• TOPPING

• 2  egg whites, beaten
• 1  tablespoon cold water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 cup sugar

• TOP LAYER

• 1 1⁄2 cups coconut

Directions

1. BASE: Mix well and press firmly in a greased 9-inch square pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350°F.
2. FILLING: Cook until thick. Spread over base.
3. TOPPING: Beat unitil thick. Spread over filling, Top with a layer of coconut.
4. Bake in 350F oven for 15 minutes. Cool in pan. Cut into squares.
5. NOTE: Coconut could be added to the filling rather than the topping.