merry cherry bars
These are my favorite holiday bars! Make using your favorite brand of gluten-free flour for a treat that everyone can enjoy.
prep time
1 Hr 20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
48 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter
- FILLING
- 10 ounces jar maraschino cherries
- 1 cup pecans
- 3 - eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 can coconut
- GLAZE
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cherry juice
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
How To Make merry cherry bars
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Step 1Preheat 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.
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Step 2While 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.
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Step 3While 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.
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Step 4Cut into bars approximately 1" X 2" . Makes about 48 bars.
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