Pineapple dream bars

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupButter Or Margarine
Softened
1cupDark Brown Suger, Packed
1⅓cupFlour
1can(8 1/4 Ounces) Crushed
Pineapple
2Eggs
1teaspoonBaking Powder
1teaspoonGround Cinnamon
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonRum Extract
cupFlaled Cpcpmit
1cupChopped Walnuts
½cupChopped Maraschino Cherries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350* F. In medium mixer bowl, beat butter and ⅓ cup brown suger. Blend in 1 cup flour until mixture is crumbly. Pat into=7F bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 mintues or until golden. Keep oven hot, but remove the pan to cool.

Drain pineapple well, pressing out excess liquid with back of spoon.

In large bowl, combine remaining ⅔ cup brown sugar until thick. In small bowl, combine remaining ⅓ cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir dry ingredients and extract into egg mixture.

Fold in pineapple, coconut, nuts and cherries. Spread over baked crust. Bake 30 minutes longer or until set. Cool slightly on wire rack before cutting into bars

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