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Cherry Walnut Bars

By: Roxanne 
"Bars with a shortbread-like base and topped with frosting and coconut."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  2. Mix together flour, white sugar and butter or margarine. Mix until crumbly. Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
  3. Beat eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla. Drain and chop cherries, reserving liquid. Stir chopped cherries, nuts, and coconut into egg mixture. Pour on top of crust.
  4. Bake 25 min. Cool.
  5. Combine 1 teaspoon butter and 1 cup confectioner's sugar with enough liquid from cherries until spreadable. Frost bars. Sprinkle with coconut when icing is set.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 217 | Total Fat: 10.4g | Cholesterol: 38mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by MACNCHEEZ   view full review
This is a great cookie for Christmas. It makes alot like any bar cookie and the cherry glaze...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by Pastor Amy   view full review
I used pecans instead of walnuts because I just like the taste better. The larger jar of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2010 by E J Dietz   view full review
Excellent bar cookie. Love the taste of the shortbread base combined with the cherry flavor....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2011 by chudson1   view full review
These bars are fabulous! My mother used to make a recipe from the 1950s very much like this...

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