Fruit Cocktail Lunch Box Bars

• 1 (17 ounce) can fruit cocktail, well drained (reserve 2 tablespoons syrup for glaze)
• 1/2 cup butter (not spread or tub product) or 1/2 cup margarine, softened (not spread or tub product)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup dates, chopped
• Glaze
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• syrup from fruit
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best)

1. Preheat oven to 375F and lightly grease a 13 x 9" pan.
2. Sift dry ingredients together.
3. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, lemon extract and cloves; beat in eggs and sifted mixture.
4. Fold in fruit cocktail and raisins.
5. Turn into pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
6. Mix glaze ingredients together and brush on; cool and cut into bars.
7. Store in pan tightly covered with aluminum foil.

fruit cocktail, butter, sugar, vanilla, lemon, clove, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, raisins, sugar, syrup from, lemon rind, lemon juice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruit-cocktail-lunch-box-bars-377548 (may not work)