Fruit Cocktail Squares

Name: Fruit Cocktail Squares
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) can fruit cocktail; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1/3 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice; 1/2 cup flaked coconut; 1/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) can fruit cocktail
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped

Directions

1

Drain the fruit cocktail and reserve 1/3 cup of the syrup. Add the 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry syrup to the reserved fruit cocktail syrup. Chop the drained fruit, and set it aside.
2

Stir together in a bowl the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3

In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
4

Add the flour mixture, alternating with the syrups, to the creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in the chopped fruit, the coconut and the cherries.
5

Spread dough into a greased 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle sifted confectioners' sugar over the top if desired. Cut into squares.