Del's Layer Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherry

Recipe

• 1 mix pastry ingredients with fingers until smooth.
• 2 pat into an 8- or 9-inch pan.
• 3 bake at 350°f for 10 minutes.
• 4 while pastry is baking, combine the filling ingredients.
• 5 spread over partially baked pastry.
• 6 return pan to oven, and bake for another 25 minutes or until center is set.
• 7 cool; cut into squares.
• 8 *note: recipe can be easily doubled & baked in a 9 x 13 pan.