Dutch Dainties - cooking recipe

Ingredients

BASE
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
FILLING
2 egg whites
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup nuts, chopped (I prefer pecans)
1/4 cup maraschino cherry, chopped
1 pinch baking powder

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325*.
BASE: Combine ingredients and press into greased muffin tins to form a shell for filling.
FILLING: Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in brown sugar, coconut, nuts, cherries and baking powder. Spoon into muffin cups over base.
Bake @ 325* until filling is golden brown (and toothpick comes out clean) about 20 minutes.