Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars

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Title: Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars
Categories: Canadian, Cookies, Candies
Yield: 1 servings

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1/2 c Butter 1 Egg; beaten
1/4 c Sugar 1 c Coconut, desiccated
1/3 c Cocoa 1 3/4 c Graham wafer crumbs
1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Almonds; chopped

----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
1/4 c Butter; softened 2 c Icing sugar
1 tb Cherry juice 1/3 c Maraschino cherries;
chopped

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2 oz Semisweet chocolate 1 tb Butter

BASE: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla & egg in saucepan over low heat
heat, stirring constantly until custard begins to thicken. Remove from heat
and stir in coconut, crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly into a greased 9 pan
inch square pan. Chill for 1 hour.

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

TOP: Heat chocolate and butter, stirring until smoothly melted. Drizzle
chocolate over filling. Chill. Cut into bars. YIELD: 30 BARS

SOURCE: _Tastefully Yours_, All Saint Kingsway Anglican Church, Toronto

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