Christmas Fruit Bars
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 3/4 cup mixed candied fruit
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- In a large bowl and using electric mixer beat eggs with 1c icing sugar until light and fluffy.
- Stir in 1/4c melted butter.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt and stir into egg mixture.
- Stir in walnuts, dates and candied fruit.
- Spread in greased 8" square cake pan.
- Bake in centre of 350 oven for 30-35 minutes or until top is golden and firm to the touch.
- Let cool in pan on rack.
- To make the icing:In bowl beat 1/4c butter until light.
- Gradually add 1c icing sugar until fluffy.
- Spread over top of cooled bars.
eggs, icing sugar, butter, flour, baking powder, salt, walnuts, dates, mixed candied fruit, butter, icing sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/christmas-fruit-bars-255647 (may not work)