Bath Township resident Linda Henretty said she got the recipe for Swiss Treats from a friend about 35 years ago. She makes this cookie at least once a month and it has been a favorite of her boys.
SWISS TREATS
1 cup butter or margarine
1¼ cups sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2½ cups sifted flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup maraschino cherries, cut into pieces
½ cup flaked coconut
6 oz. chocolate pieces
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into creamed mixture until well combined. Add nuts, cherries, coconut and chocolate pieces and mix well.
Spread into a greased pan, approximately 16-by-11 inches.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
Cool and cut into bars.
Makes 6 to 7 dozen.
