Cherry Coconut Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
• 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

Recipe

• 1 in food processor, mix flour and confectioners' sugar.
• 2 add butter and pulse approximately 15 times, or until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 3 press in to a 9 inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with oil.
• 4 bake on 350°f for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 5 cool on wire rack.
• 6 while crust is cooling, combine eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in food processor and blend well.
• 7 combine flour, baking powder and salt and add to egg mixture and blend until smooth.
• 8 add cherries, nuts and coconut and pulse until just blended.
• 9 spread over crust and bake on 350°f for 20-25 minutes or until firm.
• 10 refrigerate left overs-- if you have any.