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December 3, 2014

Cherry Squares

Recipe: Amy Rosen

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The squares, which hail from Newfoundland, have an old-school East Coast charm with their mix of cherries and nuts.

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter

Middle Layer

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup candied cherries, chopped

Top Layer

  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp water

 

Directions

Yield: Makes 16

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9″ x 9″ pan with parchment paper. For crust, blend flour, brown sugar and butter together, then press into pan and bake for 15 minutes. Set aside.
  2. For middle layer, beat eggs lightly, then mix in remaining ingredients in order listed. Spread over bottom layer and return to oven and bake for 25 minutes more. Let cool completely.
  3. For top layer, beat all ingredients together in a small bowl, adding more water if mixture is not spreadable. Spread over middle layer, let set, then cut into squares.
Photographer:

John Cullen

Source:

House & Home December 2011

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