Merry Cherry Bars
By
Lori Rukstales
@LoriDeeDah
7
Ingredients
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CRUST
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2 cflour
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1/2 cgranulated sugar
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1 cbutter
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FILLING
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10 ozjar maraschino cherries
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1 cpecans
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3eggs
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1 cgranulated sugar
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1/4 cflour
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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3/4 can(s)coconut
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GLAZE
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1/4 cbutter
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1/4 ccherry juice
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1 3/4 cpowdered sugar
How to Make Merry Cherry Bars
- Preheat oven to 350º. In a food processor, process the sugar, flour, and butter until crumbly, like course sand. Press evenly into a 9"X13" pan. Bake for 12 minutes.
- While crust is baking, prepare filling. Drain the juice from the cherries (reserving 1/4 cup for glaze) and coursely chop. Chop the pecans. Mix the eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the cherries, pecans, and coconut until well mixed and pour over baked crust. Bake an additional 20-25 minutes at 350º until the edges are turning golden brown.
- While the bars are baking, prepare the glaze. Melt the butter and mix in a medium sized bowl with the cherry juice and the powdered sugar. Drizzle glaze evenly over bars while still warm.
- Cut into bars approximately 1" X 2" . Makes about 48 bars.