Name: Cherry Chews
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Rolled oats - 1 cup; Packed brown sugar - 1 cup; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Butter - ½ cup; Eggs - 2; Packed brown sugar - 1 cup; Almond extract - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Flaked coconut - 1 cup; Maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved - 1 cup; Chopped pecans - ½ cup; Butter, softened - 6 tablespoons; Confectioners' sugar - 4 cups; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

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Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Cherry Chews

1. All-purpose flour - 1 cup

2. Rolled oats - 1 cup

3. Packed brown sugar - 1 cup

4. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

5. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

6. Butter - ½ cup

7. Eggs - 2

8. Packed brown sugar - 1 cup

9. Almond extract - ½ teaspoon

10. All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon

11. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

12. Salt - ½ teaspoon

13. Flaked coconut - 1 cup

14. Maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved - 1 cup

15. Chopped pecans - ½ cup

16. Butter, softened - 6 tablespoons

17. Confectioners' sugar - 4 cups

18. Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Chews

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Stage

In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup flour, oats, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Rub in the 1/2 cup of butter until crumbly. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.

3. Stage

Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove and cool. Make the filling while the crust is baking. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, almond extract, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt until smooth. Stir in the coconut, cherries and pecans. Spread over the pre-baked crust.

4. Stage

Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until light brown. Let cool before icing.

5. Stage

To make the icing, mix together the remaining 6 tablespoons butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add the reserved cherry juice until the desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over cooled bars before cutting into squares.