Cherry Chews
Contributed by: Autumn
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease 9" x 13" pan.
Mix together first five ingredients in bowl.
Cut butter in with pastry blender until crumbly.
Press into pan; bake for 10-12 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool.
Topping:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsps. flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 1 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup green maraschino cherries, halved
- 1/2 cup red maraschino cherries, halved
- 1 cup pecan halves
Lower oven to 325 degrees.
Combine first nine ingredients in bowl; mix well.
Spread topping over cooled base.
Sprinkle pecan halves over top.
Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes longer.