Canterbury Cherry Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup chopped maraschino cherry, drained,divided
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 1/3 cups sifted icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and cream cheese in large mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
• 2 add brown sugar; beat until well blended.
• 3 add egg; mix well.
• 4 blend in honey.
• 5 mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg in medium bowl.
• 6 gradually add flour mixture to cream cheese mixture, beating well after each addition.
• 7 stir in 1/2 cup of the cherries, pecans, and raisins.
• 8 spread into greased and floured 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
• 9 bake 350 for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• 10 mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
• 11 drizzle over warm bars.
• 12 top with remaining 1/2 cup of cherries.
• 13 cool, cut into bars.