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Fruit Cocktail Bars

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

8 oz 227gFruit cocktail - (1 can)
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozButter or margarine - softened
1/3 cup 65g / 2.3ozSugar
1   Egg - large
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlVanilla
1 1/4 cups 78g / 2.8ozFlour - unbleached
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBaking powder
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBaking soda
1 tablespoon 15mlMaraschino cherry juice
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozCoconut - flaked
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozMaraschino cherries - chopped

Recipe Instructions

Drain fruit; reserve 1/3 cup of syrup. Chop fruit; set aside. Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir flour with baking powder, soda and 1/4 t salt.

Mix 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 350F for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool.

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

Makes 24 bars.

Source:
Net

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