Cherry Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
Filling
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup maraschino cherry, drained well and then chopped (I put these in my mini chopper and it makes this task a lot easier)
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I use pecans but walnuts are also good)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine flour and powdered sugar.
With a fork or pastry blender, cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Press firmly into a 9\" square and ungreased pan.
Bake 10 minutes, set aside.
In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Add eggs and beat well.
Stir in cherries, coconut and nuts.
Spread over crust.
Return to oven and bake 25-30 minutes until light golden brown.
Cool completely on a rack.
Cut into bars then sprinkle powdered sugar over the bars.
I cut these into small bars and put them in little foil cups.