Cherry Dream Bars

Name: Cherry Dream Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Shortbread layer:; 2 cups flour; 1/4 cup icing sugar; 1 cup butter, at room temperature; Sweet layer:; 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar; 2 cups glazed cherries, quartered; 4 eggs; 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut; 1 tsp vanilla; 1-2 tbsps finely chopped pistachios (optional topping)

1 step

Prep:20minCook:45min

Memories of Christmases past when Mom would make these old fashioned dream bars.

Updated at: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:39:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories122.4 kcal (6%)

Total Fat5.8 g (8%)

Carbs16.7 g (6%)

Sugars11.5 g (13%)

Protein1.3 g (3%)

Sodium8.4 mg (0%)

Fiber0.5 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

48 servings

2 cupsflour

¼ cupicing sugar

1 cupbutter

at room temperature

1 ½ cupsbrown sugar

packed

2 cupsglazed cherries

quartered

4eggs

1 cupshredded unsweetened coconut

1 tspvanilla

1 tbspspistachios

finely chopped, optional topping

Instructions

Step 1

First grease a 13 X 9" pan then line it with parchment with enough overhang to use later to lift the bars. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine the flour, icing sugar and butter to make a crumbly mixture then press it into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Mix the ingredients for the sweet layer and spread over the bottom. Sprinkle pistachios if using. And pop into the oven for another 25-30 minutes. Cool completely then lift the whole thing out onto a cutting board. Cut into 36 or 48 pieces.

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