Holiday Fruit Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1 c. sugar
1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate morsels (semi-sweet)
1 c. nutmeats, chopped
1 c. raisins
1 c. pitted dates
1/2 c. maraschino cherries, chopped (save juice)
1/2 c. candied pineapple, diced (optional)
1 Tbsp. maraschino cherry juice
grated rind of whole orange

Preparation

Sift together and set aside flour, baking powder and salt. Beat eggs and sugar until thick and lemon colored.
Add chocolate morsels, nutmeats, raisins, dates, cherries, pineapple, cherry juice and grated rind.
Fold into flour mixture.
Pour into two greased waxed paper lined pans, about 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4-inch. Bake at 340\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes.
Yields about 4 dozen bars.