Eggnog bars

48 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupButter or margarine
1cupSugar
1teaspoonRum flavoring
cupFlour
1teaspoonBaking soda
¼teaspoonNutmeg
¼teaspoonSalt
1cupEggnog
1cupChopped maraschino cherries
½cupChopped toasted almonds
¾cupConfectioner's sugar
½teaspoonRum flavoring
3teaspoonsMilk; may need 4 tsp
Few drops green food coloring

Directions

ICING

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Blend in flavoring. Combine flour, soda, nutmeg, and salt. Add dry ingredients, alternately with eggnog, to creamed mixture. Stir in cherries and nuts. Spread batter in a greased 10 x 15 jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 - 20 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle icing over warm cake. Cool. Cut into bars.

ICING: Mix all ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake.

NOTES : An excellent way to use leftover eggnog.

Recipe by: Grandma's Touch by I. Hrechuk & V. Zasada Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #484 by Marceline8<Marceline8@...> on Jan 1, 1998