Marshmallow Crunch Bars

Ingredients:

• Oil or melted butter, for greasing
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• Generous ¾ cup superfine sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Scant ½ cup chopped mixed nuts
• 1/3 cup candied cherries, coarsely chopped
• ½ cup mini marshmallows

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and line a 9 inch square cake pan.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and add the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Beat well until the mixture is smooth. Stir about two-thirds of the nuts and candied cherries into the mixture.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth level with a spatula. Sprinkle the remaining nuts and candied cherries and the marshmallows over the top, pressing down lightly.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until risen and golden brown.

Let cool in the pan for about 20 minutes, until firm, then cut into bars and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Tested in the THASC kitchen. Photo by THASC.

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