Bisquick Coconut Cherry Bars

Bisquick Coconut Cherry Bars

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup margarine or butter soft
1 1/2 cup Bisquick baking mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 cup flaked coconut
1/3 cup chopped almonds
3 tablespoons Bisquick baking mix
1/2 cup marachino cherries halved

Heat oven to 350. Mix brown sugar and butter. Stir in 1 1/2 cups baking mix. Press in ungreased retangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Bake 12 minutes.

Beat eggs in a medium bowl with a fork, mix in white sugar and almond extract. Stir in coconut, almonds and 3 tablespoons baking mix. Spread over the baked layer. Arrange cherries on top. Bake until golden brown and set, 22 to 25 min. Cool and cut into bars about 2 1/2 inch squares. Makes 36 bars.