This year, I signed up to share a cookie recipe on Staci Troilo’s virtual cookie exchange blog. My second daughter loved these bar cookies when she was growing up. She and her husband are coming home for Christmas, flying into our Midwest winter weather from their home in Florida. So I thought of these cookies again. They’re a little unusual nuts, coconut, and maraschino cherries, so I thought you might enjoy them.
Cherry Coconut Bars
Heat oven to 350.
For bottom crust, mix together:
1 c. flour
3 T confectioners’ sugar
½ c. soft butter
Press in bottom of ungreased 8 x 8 pan. Bake 25 minutes.
For topping, mix together:
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. granulated sugar
¼ c flour
½ t. baking powder
¼ t salt
1 t vanilla
¾ c chopped pecans
½ c sweetened, shredded coconut
½ c quartered maraschino cherries
Pour over crust. Bake 25 more minutes.
Cool. Cut into 16 bars.
Staci’s blog will have links to more authors sharing their favorite cookie recipes, so you might want to check out her site.
Happy holidays!
Judi Lynn 
Cherries, nuts, and coconut? These look sinfully delicious. I can’t wait to try them! Thanks for sharing. 🍪
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Thanks for being patient with me when you were so busy and grieving. I’m going to try your Grandma’s “dog bones” this year:)
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Thank YOU for understanding why I was unreachable yesterday. (One thousand miles takes a long time in a car.) It all worked out in the end. This has been a great exchange.
If you try the taralli, let me know what you think. 💕
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They looked pretty on the table at yesterday’s party!
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Everything was delicious. What a feast!
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Oh my goodness, these sound so good. I like how easy this is to make and has so many things I love, especially pecans! I don’t think I have made anything with maraschino cherries, but I do have a jar in the fridge. Another to try.
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Good luck! I hope you like them:)
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All my favourites in one cookie bar these sound delicious 🙂
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Thank you!
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I want to run right out, buy the ingredients, and make these. Saving this recipe for sure, Judi!
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I hope you like them! I’m visiting everyone else’s recipes now. My daughter and grandson are coming on Sunday to bake cookies, so we’ll try out new recipes.
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That sounds like so much fun! Wishing you a happy holiday season!
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My son would love this recipe – has so many of his favorite ingredients. Thanks, Judi!
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I love these because they’re easy to make:)
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Those sound excellent, Judi. I love pecans and coconut in bars and the maraschino cherries are a unique touch! Thanks for sharing your recipe. Merry Christmas to you and yours. 🙂
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I’m checking out everyone else’s links now. What a wonderful collection of cookie recipes!
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I know! I don’t eat sugar but I’m thinking I can still make a lot of these recipes with my go-to substitute. Yum.
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Good luck! Hope they work for you!
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I love the mixture of coconut, pecans and cherries, yum! They dound delicious, Judi!
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Thank you!
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These look so pretty and easy to make. Can’t wait to try them.
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Thank you! I hope you like them.
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These look beautiful and would be perfect on any cookie tray. Thanks for sharing. I have so many new recipes for my cookie tray.
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