Recipe For Cooking Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars

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Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars

Base
1/2 C. butter
1/4 C. sugar
1/3 C. cocoa
1 tea. vanilla extract or flavoring
1 egg, beaten
1 C. desiccated coconut
1 3/4 C. graham cracker crumbs
1/2 C. chopped almonds

Filling
1/4 C. butter, softened
1 Tbsp. cherry juice
1/4 tea. almond extract or flavoring
2 C. powderedsugar
1/3 C. chopped maraschino cherries

Topping
2 oz. semisweet chocolate
1 Tbsp. butter or vegetable shortening

Grease a 9-in. square pan.

Base: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla extract and egg in saucepan over low heat , stirring constantly until custard begins to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly into prepared pan. Chill for 1 hour.

Filling: Cream butter, cherry juice and extract. Gradually beat in powderedsugar to a make a smooth spreading consistency. Stir in cherries. Spread over base and chill until firm.

Topping: Heat chocolate and butter or vegetable shortening, stirring until smoothly melted. Drizzle chocolate over filling. Chill. Cut into bars.

Yield: 30 bars