© 2007
by Dawn Ashford
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Pastry:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
3 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
1/2 Cup Softened Butter
Mix flour, butter and sugar and press it into an 8 inch square pan, bake at 350 for 15 min, until golden brown. While the pastry bakes, mix the topping.
Topping:
2 eggs
1 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
3/4 Cup Chopped Walnuts
1/2 Cup Cut Up Red Marashino Cherries
1/2 Cup Coconut
Mix eggs and sugar well, add flour, baking powder and vanilla, mix well, stir in walnuts, cherries and coconut. As soon as the pastry is done, remove it from the oven and spread the topping over the crust - return to the oven and bake an additional 25 minutes, until the topping is set and golden brown.
Helpful hint: If you plan to freeze these cookies, line the pan with parchment paper or wax paper to make taking them out of the pan easy after they cool.