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Dream Squares




Source of Recipe


nikibone.com


List of Ingredients




3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 egg
1 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup shredded coconut
1 cup glacéed cherries, cut in half, or mixed glacéed fruit



Recipe



Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter an 8 inch square cake pan. To make base, stir 3 tablespoons of butter with 2 tablespoons brown sugar until creamy in a medium size bowl. Beat in 1 egg. In a small bowl, stir flour with baking powder and salt until well mixed. Stir into egg mixture, working in flour with your fingers. Using buttered fingers, press evenly into bottom of prepared pan.

Topping:

Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar with 2 tablespoons butter. Beat in 1 egg until smooth. Then stir in walnuts, coconut and cherries until well combined. Evenly spread over base. Bake in center of preheated oven until a deep golden color, from 30 to 33 minutes. Store cooled squares in layers separated with waxed paper in a sealed container. Squares will keep well at room temperature for up to 2 days or freeze for 1 month or more.