Holiday Fruit Bars

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
3 eggs
12 oz. semi sweet morsels
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup marischino cherries, chopped
1/2 cup candied pineapple, chopped
1 tsp cherry juice
1 cup chopped English walnuts (optional)

Instructions
1. Combine ingredients, in order, mixing thorougly after each.
2. Pour batter (very thick) into well-greased 9X11 baking pan.
3. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 30 minutes.
4. Cut into squares and enjoy.

contributed by Tooken Richardson Cade
Rome, Georgia