Holiday Fruit Bars

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Title: HOLIDAY FRUIT BARS
Categories: Holiday, Cookies, Fruits, Gifts
Yield: 8 servings

1 1/3 c Unbleached Flour; Sifted
3/4 ts Baking Powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
1/2 c Butter Or Regular Margarine
2 tb Water
3 Eggs; Lg
1/4 c Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
1/4 c Butter Or Margarine; Melted
1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c Golden Raisins
2 tb Red Candied Cherries;Chopped
2 ts Lemon Rind; Grated
1/8 ts Allspice; Ground
1/8 ts Cinnamon; Ground

Stir the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a
mixing bowl. Mix in the 1/2 c brown sugar and then cut
in the 1/2 c butter with a pastry blender or two
knives until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the water
and press the mixture into the bottom of a 13 X 9 X
2-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F.
oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile
beat the eggs in a bowl until well blended, using an
electric mixer at medium speed. Beat in the 1/4 cup
of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of melted butter and blend
well. Stir in the raisins, both kinds, the candied
cherries, lemon rind, and spices. Spread the mixture
over the baked crust. Bake in the 350 degree F. oven
for 15 more minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack
and when cool cut into 24 (2 X 1 1/2-inch) bars. Makes
24 bars.

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