Cherry Torte

Courtesy of Evelyn Shows

1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine or butter
2 egg yolks (reserving whites)
and 1 egg
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
1 small bottle maraschino cherries, chopped
1 cup pecans, chopped

Cream together sugar and margarine. Add egg yolks and 1 whole egg. Sift together and add flour and baking powder. Add vanilla. Grease 10-by-15-inch cookie sheet or bread pan. Pat stiff dough on baking sheet. Beat egg whites. Add brown sugar (with any lumps crushed). Spread over uncooked dough. Next, sprinkle the cherries and pecans on top. Bake for 25 minutes at 325 degrees. Cut in squares when cool. Makes about 50 squares. Store in air tight container, with wax paper between layers. Freezes well.