Take a break from chocolate and make these cheery cherry bars.
Coconut Cherry Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 30
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained
- 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8- or 9-inch square pan.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour, the butter and powdered sugar with spoon until flour is moistened. Press mixture in pan. Bake 10 minutes.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread over baked layer.
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Step4Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 5 rows.
Nutrition
110
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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