PASTRY:

1 c. sifted flour
1/2 c. butter
3 tbsp. powdered sugar

FILLING:

2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. walnuts, chopped
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. maraschino cherrie, quartered

Heat oven to 350 degrees. With hands, mix flour, butter and powered sugar until smooth. Spread thin with fingers in 8 inch square pan. Bake about 20-25 minutes.

Stir rest of ingredients into eggs. Spread over top of baked pastry (no need to cool pastry). Bake about 25 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Makes 18 bars. Recipe may be doubled, using 9 x 13 inch pan. May need to increase second baking time.