Name: Cherry Squares
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 ¼ cups; Packed brown sugar - ⅓ cup; Butter or margarine - ½ cup; Eggs - 2 large; Packed brown sugar - 1 ¼ cups; All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Flaked coconut - 1 cup; Chopped walnuts - ½ cup; Maraschino cherries, chopped - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Water - 1 tablespoon

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Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Cherry Squares

1. All-purpose flour - 1 ¼ cups

2. Packed brown sugar - ⅓ cup

3. Butter or margarine - ½ cup

4. Eggs - 2 large

5. Packed brown sugar - 1 ¼ cups

6. All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon

7. Baking powder - ½ teaspoon

8. Salt - ⅛ teaspoon

9. Flaked coconut - 1 cup

10. Chopped walnuts - ½ cup

11. Maraschino cherries, chopped - ½ cup

12. Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup

13. Butter - 2 tablespoons

14. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon

15. Water - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Squares

1. Stage

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

2. Stage

Prepare the cookie crust: Stir together flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Rub in butter using your hands or a pastry blender. Press into an ungreased 9-inch square pan.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned at the edges, about 15 minutes. Set aside.

4. Stage

Make the cookie filling: Beat eggs in a medium bowl until light. Mix together brown sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into eggs. Mix in coconut, walnuts, and cherries; spread the batter evenly over the baked crust.

5. Stage

Return to the oven and bake until brown, about 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.

6. Stage

Make the frosting: Mix confectioners' sugar, butter, water, and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth. Add more liquid if necessary to make a more spreadable mixture. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.