fruit coctail bars

Categories
Cake/cookie
Desserts
Yield
8 servings
MeasureIngredient
8 ounces Fruit Cocktail; (1 Can)
¼ cup Butter Or Margarine;Softened
⅓ cup Sugar
1 each Egg; Large
¼ teaspoon Vanilla
1¼ cup Flour; Unbleached
¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
1 tablespoon Maraschino Cherry Juice
½ cup Coconut; Flaked
¼ cup Maraschino Cherries; Chopped

Drain fruit; reserve ⅓ cup of syrup. Chop fruit; set aside. Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir flour with baking powder, soda and ¼ t salt. Mis reserved syrup with cherry syrup.

Add flour mixture alternately with syrups to creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in fruit, coconut, and cherries. Spread in greased 9 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

Cool. If desired, sift powdered sugar over top and cut into bars.

Makes 24 bars.

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