Fruit coctail bars
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Directions
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.