Cherry Coconut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1/2 c. margarine
3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. quartered maraschino cherries

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
With hands or pastry blender, mix 1 cup flour, margarine and powdered sugar until smooth.
Spread thin with fingers in 8 x 8 x 2-inch pan.
Bake about 25 minutes.
Stir all remaining ingredients into beaten eggs.
Spread over base. Bake 25 minutes more.
Cool.
Makes 20 (3 x 1-inch) bars.