Description
This recipe has been in our family for years. It is a Christmas tradition.
Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup raisins
- ½ cup flaked coconut
- ½ cup pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl
- mix together 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- butter
- 1/2 cup of flour and oats until crumbly. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch square pan. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
- In the same bowl
- mix together the eggs
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- salt
- baking powder and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the raisins
- coconut and cherries
- adding a little bit of the cherry juice to keep it from becoming stiff. Spread over the baked crust in the pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven
- or until firm and lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 16