Family Foods

Dreamy Cherry Bars

Makes Makes 30. Photo by Smuckers. By Campbells

Ingredients:

Base

• 1 1/3 cups (325mL) Robin Hood^® Original All Purpose Flour
• 1/3 cup (75mL) sugar
• 1/2 tsp (2mL) baking powder
• 1/2 cup (125mL) butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 jar (250mL) Smucker’s Pure Cherry Jam

Topping

• 1 cup (250mL) brown sugar
• 3/4 cup (175mL) chopped toasted walnuts
• 3/4 cup (175mL) toasted coconut
• 2 tbsp (30mL) Robin Hood Original All Purpose Flour
• 1 tbsp (15mL) lemon juice
• 1 tsp (5mL) baking powder
• 2 eggs, beaten

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425ºF (220ºC). Line a 9” (23 cm) pan with foil and grease.
2. Crust: combine first 3 ingredients in medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg and mix. Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 350ºF (180ºC) and spread jam over partially baked crust.
3. Topping: combine ingredients in medium bowl and spread evenly over jam. Bake 30 – 35 minutes longer, until set. Remove and cool. Cut into bars.