Dream bars

Ingredients

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  2 large or 100g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  1 cup or 200g

• Wheat flour

  White, all-purpose, enriched, bleached

  ¼ cup or 31g

• Baking powder

  Leavening agents, double-acting, straight phosphate

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Vanilla extract

  1 tsp or 4g

• Walnuts

  Nuts, english

  ¾ cup shelled (50 halves) or 75g

• Maraschino cherries

  Canned, drained

  30 cherry (NLEA serving) or 150g

• Sweetened Coconut Flakes

  Great Value

  8 tbsp. or 60g

• Powdered sugars

  1 tbsp unsifted or 8g

• Wheat flour

  White, all-purpose, unenriched

  1 cup or 125g

• Margarine sticks

  Imperial

  102g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°f. Line 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal or grease pan well. Crust: Combine 1 cup flour with 1 tablespoon powered sugar. Cut in 1 stick softened margarine. Form dough and press into 8x8 pan. Bake in 350°f oven for 25 minutes, do not brown. Set pan aside, do not cool completely. While crust is baking prepare filling.
2. Filling: In mixing bowl combine 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Whisk by hand our use beaters to thoroughly combine. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut, 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, and about 1/2 cup (about 10oz jar, drained) of chopped cherries. Pour over warm crust. Bake about 25 minutes in 350°f oven until top forms a light golden crust. Cool completely then cut into 16 squares. To store wrap cut squares in foil, refrigerate if desired.