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    Cherry Squares


    Source of Recipe


    Macklinda

    List of Ingredients




    Cherry Squares

    1 cup butter or margarine, softened
    1 cup sugar
    1 large egg
    1 egg yolk
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon almond extract
    1 egg white
    1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 (10-ounce) jar red maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
    1/2 cup chopped pecans or almonds

    Recipe



    Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg and egg yolk, beating just until yellow disappears.
    Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and almond extract. Spread in a greased 13- x 9-inch pan; set aside.

    Beat egg white at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Gradually add brown sugar, beating until smooth; stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold in cherries and pecans; spread over batter.

    Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool and cut into squares.

    Yield: about 3 dozen

 

 

 


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