8 oz Can fruit cocktail
1/4 c Butter; softened
1/3 c Sugar
1 lg Egg
1/4 ts Vanilla
1 1/4 c Unbleached flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1 tb Maraschino cherry juice
1/2 c Flaked coconut
1/4 c Maraschino cherries; chopped
Drain fruit; reserve 1/3 cup of syrup. Chop fruit; set aside. Cream
butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir flour with baking
powder, soda, and 1/4 ts salt. Mix reserved syrup with cherry
syrup. Add flour mixture alternately with syrups to creamed
mixture; mix well. Stir in fruit, coconut, and cherries. Spread in
greased 9x9x2" baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool. If desired, sift powdered sugar over top and cut into bars.
