Cherry Coconut Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup quartered maraschino cherries

Instructions

1. With hands mix first 3 ingredients until smooth and spread thinly in an 8 inch square pan.
2. Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F.
3. Stir remaining ingredients into eggs. Spread over top of warm baked pastry and bake 30 minutes longer at 350 degrees F.
4. Cool and cut into bars.