Fruit Cocktail Bars Recipe - Cooking Index
8 oz | 227g | Fruit cocktail - (1 can) |
1/4 cup | 49g / 1.7oz | Butter or margarine - softened |
1/3 cup | 65g / 2.3oz | Sugar |
1 | Egg - large | |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Vanilla |
1 1/4 cups | 78g / 2.8oz | Flour - unbleached |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Baking soda |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Maraschino cherry juice |
1/2 cup | 46g / 1.6oz | Coconut - flaked |
1/4 cup | 15g / 0.5oz | Maraschino cherries - chopped |
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.
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