White Christmas Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup milk powder
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup red and green glace cherries, halved
1 cup coconut vegetable shortening

Preparation

Line bottom and sides of an 11 x 7-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Combine cereal, coconut, milk powder and powdered sugar in a bowl. Add raisins, currants and cherries and mix well.
Melt shortening in a small saucepan on low heat. Pour over cereal mixture; stir to combine well. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, pressing down with back of a large spoon. Refrigerate for 2 hours, until set and chilled. Cut into squares.