Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, quartered

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • With your hands, mix together 1 cup flour, butter and confectioners sugar until smooth. Spread thinly (with fingers) on bottom of 8 x 8 x 2 inch square pan.
  • Bake about 25 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, lightly beat eggs and stir all remaining ingredients into the eggs. Spread over cooked base and bake about 25 minutes more. Cool.