Christmas Cherry Chews

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup green and red maraschino cherry, halved
• 1 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
• 3 in a bowl, mix together the first 5 ingredients.
• 4 cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
• 5 press mixture into the prepared baking pan.
• 6 bake for 8-9 minutes (don't overbake); remove and cool.
• 7 lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• 8 in a bowl, combine all topping ingredients; mix well.
• 9 spread topping over the cooled base.
• 10 sprinkle with pecan halves over top.
• 11 return to oven; bake for 30 minutes longer.
• 12 cool, cut into squares.